RSSOpinion https://www.wsj.com/opinion en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:13:22 GMT https://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/opinion SB10553546939527494218504593528023985488816 Six players on the New York Knicks’ inaugural roster were Jewish. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-jews-ruled-the-basketball-court-206270e3?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:46:00 GMT Michael Freund Associated Press B0AECDD2-88C6-4B9D-AF3A-DCE8F8F1807E Voters will consider nearly 150, including: Will California or Colorado raise taxes, while getting voter ID? Will Virginia and Missouri have abortion in their constitutions? Will Arizona ban traffic cameras? And how about Idaho's official state gun? https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/the-ballot-measures-taxes-voter-id-and-abortion-plus-plenty-of-odds-and-ends/B0AECDD2-88C6-4B9D-AF3A-DCE8F8F1807E?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB12339201052325324086104593544091301030484 Crypto isn’t risk-free after all, as thieves take Binance for $6.3 billion. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/market-scare-ai-binance-nasdaq-google-alphabet-94e31518?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:36:00 GMT The Editorial Board Rodolfo Buhrer/Fotoarena/ZUMA Press SB11835459989585144157804593535850493850138 Prop. 2 would expand campaign regulation in vague and chilling ways. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/michigan-prop-2-political-speech-media-citizens-united-6649828b?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT The Editorial Board Paul Sancya/Associated Press SB11835459989585144157804593544160682537492 That’s how many barrels of oil have made it out of the Hormuz Strait with U.S. military guidance. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-navy-brad-cooper-iran-gulf-oil-middle-east-2c8a934a?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT The Editorial Board Ed Ou/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593542254122712578 Bass and Raman argue over who is worse on the homeless and disorder. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/los-angeles-mayoral-race-nithya-raman-karen-bass-01532f49?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT The Editorial Board Apu Gomes/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJO-0000397334 Why do editors publish results they don’t believe? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/washington-post-questions-accuracy-of-washington-post-poll-45cf8f3f?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:29:00 GMT James Freeman Ken Cedeno/Reuters SB12013642833728004629904593488083677597060 Capping hospital revenue with lump-sum budgets creates an incentive to treat fewer patients. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/marylands-cautionary-preview-of-medicare-for-all-78c45ad4?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:14:00 GMT Chris Pope Getty SB12339201052325324086104593540340214406694 More than 100 are dead in two crashes this year, and Pedro Sánchez will face the voters on Nov. 29. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/another-train-wreck-in-socialist-spain-6dbe3208?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:13:00 GMT Itxu Díaz Javier Soriano/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593536330105947910 The leaders of Ralston College attempt to revive our culture by teaching ancient Greek to their humanities grad students. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-navy-seals-of-western-civilization-2db992f2?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:55:00 GMT Tunku Varadarajan Ken Fallin SB12683950670106423529304593543982537286620 Tehran’s leaders want to decide the 2028 election, making him Carter and Nixon at the same time. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-faces-a-perilous-choice-in-iran-0bf6b70c?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:54:00 GMT Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Donald Trump Via Truth Social/Handout/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593544081298913260 ‘Litigation need not be a solemn slog, but it demands at least a modicum of maturity and restraint.’ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/notable-quotable-3-pens-309e3e76?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:53:00 GMT Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593537943413351914 We just moved on to the next war. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-does-the-word-crisis-mean-anymore-8304ec6e?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:23:00 GMT Getty SB11835459989585144157804593538100020131078 We don’t have the luxury of voting for people based on whether we would invite them to dinner. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/voters-unappealing-vs-unpalatable-choice-89a84fdf?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:23:00 GMT Laura Brett/ZUMA Press SB11835459989585144157804593538121482469996 The current delivery model is based on a time when an X-ray was considered high tech. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-go-to-the-er-for-speed-4ec6cce7?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:22:00 GMT Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal/Zuma Press SB11835459989585144157804593538133003794350 Trying to fix its value while leaving the Fed with independence isn’t possible. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-unsolvable-task-of-managing-the-dollar-1d2cd05a?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:22:00 GMT Getty SB11835459989585144157804593537953926480068 Colorado could fundamentally change the culture of religious institutions. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-right-to-require-prayer-7b7d8eb2?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:21:00 GMT Getty Images 195B0C6C-191A-4F55-B5FB-AB95D6561206 Israeli settler violence is headline news while Palestinian terrorism is ignored. Both cry out for law and order, says Elliot Kaufman. https://www.wsj.com/video/who-wants-to-be-a-victim-in-the-wild-west-bank/195B0C6C-191A-4F55-B5FB-AB95D6561206?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:35:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited WP-WSJO-0000397654 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-155eea52?mod=rss_opinion Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB12339201052325324086104593542251027567088 The president should be dealt a rebuke, a rebellion and a rout. Only then can the Republican Party be rebuilt. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-case-for-a-historic-wave-c11a0a92?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMT Peggy Noonan Allison Joyce/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12683950670106423529304593541603862641818 The fractured results and likely coalition-building may spur cooperation with Haredi and Arab parties. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/israel-votes-for-hope-4b76b08c?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMT Avi Shafran Hazem Bader/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12683950670106423529304593541880961856460 GDP growth comes in strong at 3.4% and would be stronger without tariffs and mass deportation. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/economy-gdp-investment-boom-tariffs-inflation-donald-trump-071da0e2?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMT The Editorial Board David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News SB12683950670106423529304593540030644086340 The EPA overturns a costly Biden rule on natural gas drilling. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-lubbock-texas-oil-drilling-epa-lee-zeldin-13b85d0d?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:47:00 GMT The Editorial Board Alex Brandon/Associated Press SB11835459989585144157804593542183388690440 ICJ judge Yuji Iwasawa’s jaunt to New York belies the danger he’s courting. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/international-court-of-justice-yuji-iwasawa-genocide-standard-d19a8b44?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:46:00 GMT The Editorial Board Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters SB12339201052325324086104593542050410628298 A new spending plan highlights the squeeze that welfare spending puts on national security. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/britain-budget-defense-welfare-john-healey-andy-burnham-e5cfb645?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:44:00 GMT The Editorial Board Fred Duval/SOPA Images/ZUMA Press SB11835459989585144157804593537920901647326 The short answer is no. The problem, however, is inflation, not asset values. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/are-wages-keeping-pace-aa8e3b28?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:43:00 GMT Mickey D. Levy Matt Mills McKnight/Reuters SB11676206231181634135104593531720701941736 A solution to the territory’s fiscal crisis and what to do with Venezuelan crude. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-energy-for-the-u-s-virgin-islands-e5e48756?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:42:00 GMT Robert Gordon alvin baez/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593539481738347920 Cremation is on the rise, but we still need physical memorials to those we have lost. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-days-of-the-graveyard-may-be-numbered-440e8794?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:42:00 GMT Faith Bottum Matt Rourke/Associated Press 584650FF-E02A-445E-B836-0F69EB4A7E06 Control of the Senate rests on a handful of races, mostly in GOP-leaning states such as Alaska, Texas, Kansas, Iowa and Ohio. Can Republicans survive the undertow of Donald Trump's unpopularity to hold a majority? https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/the-key-senate-races-to-watch-on-election-night/584650FF-E02A-445E-B836-0F69EB4A7E06?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:31:00 GMT WSJ Opinion 3F5F5BE7-76BA-4D7F-8C95-CBE4E04522AF As with all worthwhile activities, reading is difficult. It takes time. But it’s worth it, writes Lauren Stoneman. https://www.wsj.com/video/the-dangerous-decline-of-reading/3F5F5BE7-76BA-4D7F-8C95-CBE4E04522AF?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:25:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited SB11835459989585144157804593537920858898786 Why can’t the president see what seems so obvious to the majority of the Western world? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-mitch-mcconnell-shift-trumps-russia-policy-0792911d?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Reuters SB11835459989585144157804593537910312792172 I had no inkling that decades of toil and sacrifice could make my future family ‘rich.’ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-let-them-take-your-hard-earned-cash-268ccea0?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:58:00 GMT Ryan Murphy/Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593537900659316298 The divide AI has created in higher education extends beyond teaching and research. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-do-we-trust-and-verify-college-degrees-734bea66?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:57:00 GMT Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press SB11835459989585144157804593537881706614650 I still can’t see myself voting for Democrats. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/homeless-in-the-maga-age-4b9f7066?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:56:00 GMT Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593537891679690434 Similar unrest is headed to America. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-echoes-of-french-unrest-8c46a972?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:55:00 GMT Coust Laurent/Abaca/ZUMA Press WP-WSJO-0000398039 New York Times reporting contradicts New York Times opining. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whats-obama-going-to-say-about-omar-now-615b5d8d?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:50:00 GMT James Freeman Tim Evans/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593538751344630168 The party can’t seem to get over its attachment to this bizarre, esoteric and deeply unpopular cause. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/transgenderism-and-the-democrats-ae859a13?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:45:00 GMT Hadley Arkes evelyn hockstein/Reuters SB12339201052325324086104593539890624315204 Reliance on the island for AI chip production puts it among America’s top foreign policy interests. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthropics-ipo-will-be-a-national-security-win-for-taiwan-029888b5?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:14:00 GMT Joseph C. Sternberg I-Hwa Cheng/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB11057644466454003896804593425600569400128 The game’s reversals of fortune provide drama and suspense, leaving a void during the off season. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/baseball-is-over-and-i-miss-it-every-year-2476de8f?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:13:00 GMT Joseph Epstein Carmen Mandato/Getty Images B305B7CC-4781-4DF4-8BCB-8EB15BC15D12 The election shows that it's too soon to count out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Elliot Kaufman. https://www.wsj.com/video/netanyahu-gives-israel-one-more-surprise/B305B7CC-4781-4DF4-8BCB-8EB15BC15D12?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:15:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited WP-WSJO-0000397650 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-12332e4b?mod=rss_opinion Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB11835459989585144157804593540232200945890 Kevin Warsh capitalizes on the inflation credibility he’s brought to the job. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-fomc-interest-rates-7f66406b?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:44:00 GMT The Editorial Board Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News SB12339201052325324086104593537962223577842 Lula’s government targets losing opponent Flávio Bolsonaro. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/flavio-bolsonaro-flees-brazil-lula-da-silva-1f15b8c2?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:44:00 GMT The Editorial Board Ricardo Arduengo/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12683950670106423529304593539850503997228 Biden’s climate czar tries to scuttle a careful bipartisan Senate compromise. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/john-podesta-permitting-green-energy-fossil-fuels-9ca917b7?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:42:00 GMT The Editorial Board Sean Gallup/Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593536340748553564 Who are you going to call when your business or critical infrastructure is being hacked with AI? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-needs-a-911-line-for-cybersecurity-16f344e7?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:36:00 GMT Ibrahim Dagher Kevin Xiao Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12339201052325324086104593540101800570778 Her former campaign manager says the other Sullivan was recruited to confuse GOP voters. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/decoy-dan-is-peltolas-alaska-plant-b9b541c3?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMT Kimberley A. Strassel Haven Daley/Associated Press SB11835459989585144157804593536280771706820 A wounded soldier in the ‘kill zone’ attached himself to a hexacopter’s winch for a 39-mile ride to safety. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-enlists-a-drone-for-a-pioneering-rescue-45749478?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:15:00 GMT Anna Husarska Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters SB12339201052325324086104593539860673803312 What to watch for, hour by hour, to see if my predictions turn out to be accurate. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/your-guide-to-2026-midterm-election-night-9f513475?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:08:00 GMT Karl Rove Nathaniel Wilder/Bloomberg News SB11835459989585144157804593538080967502460 We’ve used it to find noncitizens who were on our voter rolls. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-save-database-is-working-for-idaho-9bcde25d?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:06:00 GMT Phil McGrane Matthew Brown/Associated Press 58A888FE-7FC1-4D34-A64A-0EDA5A819AB9 The Trump administration is wise to make nutrition a bigger part of food stamps, and states are wise to take them up on the offer, writes Paige Terryberry. https://www.wsj.com/video/food-stamp-reform-is-part-of-a-nutritious-bipartisan-breakfast/58A888FE-7FC1-4D34-A64A-0EDA5A819AB9?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:23:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited SB12683950670106423529304593536511089863532 His record is terrible. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-bring-orban-to-the-u-n-to-prove-a-point-7d80c79d?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:06:00 GMT Marton Monus/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593536482377649490 Texas Republican voters couldn’t draw quickly enough or shoot straight. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-drought-of-stars-in-the-lone-star-state-fc996aa5?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:05:00 GMT Eric Gay/Associated Press SB12683950670106423529304593536500232700788 The ultimate achievement of military AI may be making traditional warfare increasingly unnecessary. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-new-age-of-mutually-assured-disruption-4e511f69?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:04:00 GMT Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters SB11676206231181634135104593528793933003094 Just as MAGA has stolen the Republican Party, so has the DSA stolen the Democratic Party. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/boundaries-at-the-ballot-box-8f923d77?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:03:00 GMT Getty SB12683950670106423529304593536492292215334 I will never again fly United Airlines. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ceo-on-a-collision-course-8cb4d47b?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:02:00 GMT Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press WP-WSJO-0000396530 U.S. crime rates plummeted in 2025. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-golden-age-of-public-safety-fe9350f1?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:51:00 GMT James Freeman Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images 351A9BB7-E06F-4289-95EB-75A9E4A69385 Benjamin Netanyahu overperforms the polls in this week's election, though it isn't clear he can form a government. Plus, an ugly antisemitic ad in Michigan and Barack Obama's swipe at American cheesecake. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/bibi-survives-a-delectable-cheesecake-factory-fight/351A9BB7-E06F-4289-95EB-75A9E4A69385?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:46:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB11364550115646573941104593467910050822582 Developing a common standard would be one of the best ways of expanding economic opportunity. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-do-investors-measure-social-impact-b42595c0?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:35:00 GMT Roland Fryer Robert Neubecker SB12339201052325324086104593538792138222264 Ramaswamy recruits his opponent’s mother and scandalizes the political class. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-varied-aims-of-savage-ads-81752f15?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:34:00 GMT Barton Swaim Jeff Swensen/Getty Images WP-WSJO-0000395229 The president showers key states and constituencies with ‘wins’ but keeps running up against bad policies—including his own. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/all-donald-trumps-goodies-89ae607f?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:46:00 GMT Kimberley A. Strassel Kent Nishimura/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12683950670106423529304593538232889042900 The election shows that it’s too soon to count out the Prime Minister. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-election-result-gadi-eisenkot-196bff9b?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:49:00 GMT The Editorial Board Kyodonews/ZUMA Press 3EE97AB0-82B1-45DD-AD7E-14F3C8677074 An Editor at Large: Ken Paxton and Vivek Ramaswamy may have better policies than James Talarico and Amy Acton, but their character ought to be disqualifying. https://www.wsj.com/video/wsj-opinion-the-republicans-who-could-help-the-gop-by-losing/3EE97AB0-82B1-45DD-AD7E-14F3C8677074?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images WP-WSJO-0000394948 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-1c1a7feb?mod=rss_opinion Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB11835459989585144157804593535942139878674 Students discuss the pros and cons of California’s Proposition 40. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-there-a-case-for-wealth-taxes-905123f5?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMT Jason Henry/Bloomberg News SB11676206231181634135104593531780361636850 The choice between a leftist Democrat and GOP centrist Susan Collins will influence the direction of both parties. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/maine-senate-race-susan-collins-troy-jackson-f60c94ab?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:43:00 GMT The Editorial Board Charly Triballeau/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12339201052325324086104593537851939902338 An ad for El-Sayed says Israel is the cause of inflation in the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/michigan-ad-israel-gaza-cenk-uygur-abdul-el-sayed-4d1794c3?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:39:00 GMT The Editorial Board Jeff Kowalsky/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12683950670106423529304593538094099844084 Havana’s bullies try to shut up U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz for calling out the regime’s corruption. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mike-waltz-united-nations-cuba-corruption-64ce436e?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:37:00 GMT The Editorial Board Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images SB10500279467753764085504593510061925828602 A pair of ballot measures would begin to turn the state into California. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/colorado-ballot-measures-tabor-taxes-spending-0377aed5?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT The Editorial Board Rebecca Slezak/Associated Press SB12339201052325324086104593538011099182422 Its prospectus says more about national security than it does human extinction. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthropic-isnt-the-end-of-man-c173e96f?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMT Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Sebastien Bozon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593537842217279784 Voters last gave them a majority in British Columbia in 1928. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/conservatives-stage-a-comeback-victory-df42a8cf?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:15:00 GMT Michael Taube Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press/Associated Press 70683763-D8A1-40A3-AE1C-0A28786DC9F3 The country's first election since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre is a referendum on the prime minister, but challenger Gadi Eisenkot says he's equally as tough. Plus, Brazil's Lula da Silva wins again, and Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/israel-votes-weighing-the-leadership-of-benjamin-netanyahu/70683763-D8A1-40A3-AE1C-0A28786DC9F3?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:07:00 GMT WSJ Opinion WP-WSJO-0000395566 How many sexes does he claim there are now? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/talaricos-tall-tales-7832ae6f?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:59:00 GMT James Freeman Michael Gonzalez/Associated Press SB11835459989585144157804593537480338021720 The country that gave us the guillotine, terrorism, Marxism, wealth taxes and riots in the streets. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-statue-of-liberty-may-be-frances-only-good-idea-caafee64?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:44:00 GMT Dimitri Burshtein Bianca Otero/ZUMA Press SB11835459989585144157804593537970194827646 If they objected to his immigration policies, they wouldn’t have backed him in 2016, 2020 and 2024. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hispanics-ditch-trump-for-the-same-reason-as-everyone-else-c8adf043?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:42:00 GMT Jason L. Riley Allison Joyce/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images 740321DA-800F-4721-9605-2169692FEBB5 We have a range of tools for reducing mosquito-borne disease transmission, so why haven’t we? asks Emma Camp. https://www.wsj.com/video/kill-the-mosquitoes/740321DA-800F-4721-9605-2169692FEBB5?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:27:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited n/a SB11835459989585144157804593535914260468432 Eisenhower and JFK admitted fault when things went wrong. Who does that today? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/leaders-used-to-accept-responsibility-ccc4d516?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:25:00 GMT William A. Galston /Associated Press SB10553546939527494218504593527813510896862 Prediction markets like Kalshi are fundamentally different from sportsbooks and offer public benefits. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-is-a-sports-bet-not-a-sports-bet-d1eebe97?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:24:00 GMT Tarek Mansour Laura Brett/ZUMA Press SB11676206231181634135104593528760051962012 Overdiagnosis deserves the same consideration in evaluating government’s recommendations on screenings. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-unseen-consequences-of-finding-cancer-3b473077?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:52:00 GMT Simon Dawson/Zuma Press SB11676206231181634135104593528771772438796 Drop the wokeism. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-democrats-win-back-republican-voters-d39fd0fe?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:51:00 GMT Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press SB10865903614445404644304593528140543036964 Progress is undeniable, and there is a clear explanation. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americas-military-presence-reshapes-hormuz-94c3f686?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:50:00 GMT Scpo Amanda Dunford/Dod/Scpo Amanda Dunford/Dod/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press SB10865903614445404644304593528143470882294 Telling managers to step back won’t break the cycle of dependency. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/helping-can-hold-you-back-48c493bd?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:50:00 GMT Getty SB10865903614445404644304593528223389967116 I’ve had the pleasure of observing polite behavior and respectable Americans, young and old. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-land-of-good-manners-98157933?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:49:00 GMT Getty 97F5074D-14A8-41C2-8037-35F7B7F0DAD6 Diminishing water flows set up a conflict that would be subject to original jurisdiction, says Faith Bottum. https://www.wsj.com/video/colorado-river-states-could-head-back-to-the-supreme-court/97F5074D-14A8-41C2-8037-35F7B7F0DAD6?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:15:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited No Caption BFB3FE62-834A-4F1B-87D4-F253A483B2DF Donald Trump works to boost enthusiasm for Republicans, while Democrats try to expand the map. Kim Strassel unpacks the latest polls, strategies, and early-voting data with political analyst Josh Kraushaar. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/all-things-with-kim-strassel/with-one-week-to-go-the-midterms-are-anyones-guess/BFB3FE62-834A-4F1B-87D4-F253A483B2DF?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:10:00 GMT WSJ Opinion WP-WSJO-0000394947 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-8ca5627a?mod=rss_opinion Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited B4E1AC4A-9D9A-40D0-B955-D64007B950C0 Paul Gigot speaks with political scientist Ruy Teixeira about what could happen to moderate voices in the Democratic party if progressives succeed in the midterms, and what the potential results could mean for the Trump coalition in 2028. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/will-the-midterms-show-shifting-coalitions-for-democrats-and-republicans/B4E1AC4A-9D9A-40D0-B955-D64007B950C0?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:23:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB12683950670106423529304593535413641456732 The SpaceX CEO misses the real ‘bloodthirsty warmongers’ in Moscow. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/elon-musk-starlink-starshield-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-4c788b54?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:41:00 GMT The Editorial Board Stringer/Reuters SB12683950670106423529304593535923936123646 The company says it could save humanity or destroy it. Investors, place your bets. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthropic-ipo-investors-regulation-dario-amodei-c7339185?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:41:00 GMT The Editorial Board Dado Ruvic/Reuters SB11835459989585144157804593536140558199884 He throws in with Florida’s Angie Nixon and condescends to Middle America. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/barack-obama-angie-nixon-cheesecake-factory-bf1303ce?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:37:00 GMT The Editorial Board Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press SB11676206231181634135104593532193496448264 The country’s stocks, bonds and currency plunge after the socialist wins. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/brazil-election-lula-da-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-markets-c8446089?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:36:00 GMT The Editorial Board Aloisio Mauricio/Fotoarena/ZUMA Press SB12683950670106423529304593535940480851384 It fancies itself the model of modernity yet is descending into atavistic violence. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whats-the-matter-with-france-70128766?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:22:00 GMT William McGurn Nathan Laine/Bloomberg News SB10865903614445404644304593525700030484778 They can agree on producing more fuel and protecting Venezuela from chaos. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-common-ground-for-lula-and-trump-a1cafdbd?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:21:00 GMT Walter Russell Mead Natacha Pisarenko/Associated Press SB11835459989585144157804593535653986633168 Time is on America’s side, and a renewed or intensified air war would be a mistake. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/slow-and-steady-can-defeat-iran-d11aed83?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:20:00 GMT Michael O’Hanlon Scpo Amanda Dunford/Dod/Scpo Amanda Dunford/Dod/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press 1D55EE82-54CC-491E-81E3-6F4E9A969FB6 Are Americans following the upcoming midterm elections? Zach Kessel spoke with voters from across the country. https://www.wsj.com/video/are-americans-paying-attention-to-the-midterm-elections/1D55EE82-54CC-491E-81E3-6F4E9A969FB6?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMT WSJ Opinion Uncredited n/a SB11676206231181634135104593522092548618174 The central bank can improve forecasts by including the value of the dollar in its modeling. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fed-needs-better-models-63187d02?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:05:00 GMT David Malpass Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press SB12013642833728004629904593488110883346422 A 1961 newspaper report on an early attempt at artificial intelligence. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-computers-first-wrote-poetry-8da8322d?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:05:00 GMT Bob Greene Getty Images WP-WSJO-0000394579 The newspaper acknowledges a source’s criticism. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kudos-to-the-new-york-times-492ae5da?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:18:00 GMT James Freeman Kylie Cooper/Reuters SB11676206231181634135104593532642466100084 There’s no evidence that betting harms election integrity. Fake surveys have done so this year. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/regulate-polls-not-prediction-markets-bc545bef?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:47:00 GMT Harry Crane Koleman Strumpf Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images SB11835459989585144157804593534100250051888 Paxton and Ramaswamy may have better policies, but their character ought to be disqualifying. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/these-republicans-could-help-the-gop-by-losing-fab6bcc9?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:47:00 GMT Gerard Baker Michael Swensen/Getty Images SB10553546939527494218504593527913042895042 Getting competent psychological help is too important to be left to the ideologues now running the APA. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-true-crisis-at-the-psychological-association-f133342e?mod=rss_opinion Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:50:00 GMT Getty