Opinion & Commentary from The Wall Street Journal.

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In The Lockdown Dissidents, a new documentary from Wall Street Journal Opinion, former CDC Director Robert Redfield says that scientists in the government wanted to suppress scientific theories. on.wsj.com/4v0HCtb
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What did the 2024 DNC autopsy get wrong? In this week’s Future View column, students discuss what is ailing the party and what could remedy it. on.wsj.com/4elWpaW
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The Catholic Church, the bride of Christ, shouldn’t be the handmaid of the welfare state. Lifting up the poor depends on recognizing the distinction, writes Stephen Ford on.wsj.com/4gfAHrp
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In The Lockdown Dissidents, a new documentary from Wall Street Journal Opinion, NIH Director, @DrJBhattacharya shares that he was blacklisted on Twitter because the government was pressuring social media about covid speech. on.wsj.com/4vMVMhC
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Trump is the president of vice. He has relaxed legal restrictions on marijuana, other drugs and gambling, writes @andykessler on.wsj.com/4vwndvN
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A new generation will pour the foundations and lay the fiber that secures American economic strength for a new age. The AI revolution is bringing change and uncertainty, but also historic opportunities, write @DinaPowellMcC and @mikeroweworks on.wsj.com/4xgncxF
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On the latest episode of the Potomac Watch podcast, Kim Strassel expresses her support for Jay Clayton to be the next Director of National Intelligence. on.wsj.com/4vNL5vb
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Big Brother is watching the sky. Congress has a chance to stop tax collectors from exploiting a safety technology, writes @KimStrassel on.wsj.com/4xpCAIn
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In The Lockdown Dissidents, a new documentary from Wall Street Journal Opinion, NIH Director, @DrJBhattacharya explains how censorship of speech around covid was everywhere. on.wsj.com/3RZ0A4U
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From @WSJOpinion: High-tech needs skilled tradesmen. A new program will pay workers as they train and promise them jobs building new digital infrastructure, write @DinaPowellMcC and @mikeroweworks. on.wsj.com/4egNSWr
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Our political class ignores that financial rewards are what spur investors and entrepreneurs to take risks on companies that make all Americans better off. You don’t have to like Elon Musk to appreciate what he has built. on.wsj.com/4v3yzHX
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Courts keep knocking down President Trump’s tariffs, but he keeps imposing them, no matter the economic or (soon) the political harm. on.wsj.com/3RPOgUz
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France has forced the European Union to distinguish between Hezbollah’s military and political “wings.” One problem: It’s a fiction. on.wsj.com/4v6FmjX
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The learning legacy of Randi Weingarten: The latest NAEP results show the harm done by Covid school lockdowns. on.wsj.com/3SoqMWF
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Kathy Hochul likes to call herself New York’s first “mom Governor,” so it will be revealing to see whether she signs new legislation to purge gendered language from state family law. on.wsj.com/4a0QeYq
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In our political age of envy, the press and Democrats are preoccupied by Elon Musk’s otherworldly wealth. But deserving more attention is how he has enriched the country by building a remarkable company. on.wsj.com/4osGZWL
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Russia has lost its “near abroad.” As Ukraine fights back, every other ex-Soviet republic but Belarus distances itself from Moscow, writes Casey Michel on.wsj.com/4eEghXP
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Therapy is looking more like re-education. Everyday struggles become studies in power, privilege and oppression until patients stop coming, writes Jonathan Alpert on.wsj.com/4g1vnbl
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Meet the political bosses who brought you Graham Platner. The Democratic Party’s New Establishment is less interested in winning than in remaking the party, writes @RaviMGupta on.wsj.com/4vjk6HO
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There’s deceptive statistics behind California’s wealth tax. Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman have spent years using dubious assumptions to push the case for confiscation, writes Phillip W. Magness on.wsj.com/44c1CNv
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