Opinion | Ehud Olmert’s Missed Shot at Hamas

[ad_1] As Israel seeks to “decapitate” Hamas by killing or capturing its leaders, a former Israeli prime minister told me he had to pass up an opportunity to do so…

Opinion | Harvard, Claudine Gay and the Education of Bill Ackman

[ad_1] Although Bill Ackman received his B.A. in 1988 and his M.B.A. in 1992, both from Harvard, you could say his education began on Oct. 8. On that morning, Mr.…

Opinion | A Modified, Limited Good Jobs Report

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 5, 2024 7:03 pm ET It’s an election year, so every economic report is going to be filtered through the lens of political benefit. President Biden thus…

Opinion | Israel’s Only Real Option Was to Invade Gaza

[ad_1] I was surprised to read Peggy Noonan’s blatant contradictions in “A Look Back at ’23 and Me” (Declarations, Dec. 30). She writes that she reacted to Oct. 7 “simply…

Opinion | Chaos Straight Outta Compton

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 4, 2024 6:59 pm ET The left wants voters to believe the post-pandemic crime surge is over. But crime remains elevated in many American cities, and the…

Opinion | I’ll Cheer as They Cashier the Self-Checkout Device

[ad_1] Booths, a supermarket chain in Northern England, recently announced it is closing the self-checkout lanes in most of its stores. Returning to the fully staffed way of doing business…

Opinion | Tariffs and the Common Man

[ad_1] With Donald Trump leading the 2024 polls while calling for a 10% universal tariff, the new GOP protectionists are trying to sell this idea as a boon for the…

Opinion | Making Discrimination OK Again

[ad_1] The losers in a 2020 California referendum are back again with a sneakier version. [ad_2] Source link

Opinion | The Lesson of 1975 for Today’s Pessimists

[ad_1] Things always seem dark and desperate before a new age of innovation kicks off. [ad_2] Source link

Opinion | The Welfare-Industrial Complex Is Booming

[ad_1] Dec. 31, 2023 11:23 am ET Drill into the nation’s 3.7% unemployment rate, and you’ll find a growing welfare-industrial complex beneath the seemingly strong labor market. Government, social assistance…