RSSOpinion https://www.wsj.com/opinion en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:17:42 GMT https://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/opinion SB12492271521441343841504593357761641642332 The head of the National Museum of American History doesn’t want to talk about her exhibits. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-smithsonians-disdain-for-america-8edffb1e Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:15:00 GMT Jeffrey H. Anderson Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg News SB11707742287872964628204593360971704491586 Maybe it’s time for U.S. intelligence agencies to tell us what they know about the Chinese models. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/open-weight-and-ais-coming-chernobyl-moment-d8132958 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:13:00 GMT Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Ng Han Guan/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593358883886581970 Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore is no fan of Benjamin Netanyahu but says there won’t be a Palestinian state for ‘decades.’ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-live-in-a-new-world-of-counterhistory-0156ab8d Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:03:00 GMT Tunku Varadarajan Barbara Kelley SB10472716533193914879104593341163085595132 Many Michigan county measures are on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Why can’t they wait for November? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/politicians-exploit-low-voter-turnout-to-raise-taxes-26553330 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:01:00 GMT Michael J. Reitz Paul Sancya/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593360683393396890 ‘Dahl says one of the best sleep aids isn’t a pill or a meditation app, but cutting back on burning fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change.’ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/notable-quotable-global-warming-and-sleep-3b6d8a6c Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:01:00 GMT Getty Images WP-WSJO-0000344381 Democrats prepare to bet on short voter memories. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/another-defunder-says-shes-changed-3c74c924 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:19:00 GMT James Freeman Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593357240383093264 The Connected Vehicle Security Act isn’t hard for the German automaker to comply with and is a vital step to countering Beijing. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/our-legislation-is-against-china-not-mercedes-benz-28d66456 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:34:00 GMT Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News SB10696039411451283645304593345124073894406 Talk to farmers, energy and mining crews, or first responders and you’ll see the downside of some of these trade limits. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/where-sec-232-tariffs-undermine-u-s-industry-db12af7e Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:33:00 GMT Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News SB12492271521441343841504593352932403253530 Coexisting with natural oddities such as alligators—and efficiently removing those that get out of hand—comes with the territory. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-where-wildlife-roams-free-and-so-do-you-294caa5a Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:33:00 GMT Chris Condon/Getty Images SB12492271521441343841504593359043057430984 It’s clear why a man like Fauci might keep a diary. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/preserved-for-posterity-d2b9774b Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:32:00 GMT Al Drago/Bloomberg News SB12492271521441343841504593359043784735044 Mamdani’s pied-a-terre list of names and addresses is sheer madness. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-york-burglars-and-squatters-wanted-0e1be3d1 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:31:00 GMT Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press WP-WSJO-0000343150 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-608e6b28 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB11707742287872964628204593359150233942118 His diaries make clear that he saw the pandemic less as a historic emergency than a media opportunity. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthony-fauci-unmasks-himself-f432985b Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:05:00 GMT Peggy Noonan Alex Brandon/Associated Press SB11491153449916953499904593190252089719788 They’re using courts and legislative tricks to block citizen initiatives. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-citizen-initiative-taxes-washington-attorney-general-ballot-measure-de375625 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:56:00 GMT The Editorial Board Lindsey Wasson/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593357763266078342 The military service, created in 2019, is tiny compared with the Marine Corps, but that affords its young ‘Guardians’ more responsibility. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-nimble-u-s-space-force-presses-its-advantage-e141acb2 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:47:00 GMT Michael O’Hanlon Jennifer Briggs/ZUMA Press SB12492271521441343841504593358913225501112 The regime depends on China, Russia and North Korea to wage war. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-iran-china-russia-axis-528f897f Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:41:00 GMT The Editorial Board Ilya Averyanov/TASS/ZUMA Press SB11707742287872964628204593358773884226026 Growth fell in the second quarter, despite the AI business spending boom. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/economy-gdp-donald-trump-tariffs-scott-bessent-df93c87d Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:36:00 GMT The Editorial Board Alex Brandon/Associated Press SB12615390244787353321304593358981154265440 With reform off the table, ramping up exports is its default. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/china-ccp-economy-xi-jinping-exports-gdp-ab00e047 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:34:00 GMT The Editorial Board Tingshu Wang/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593351321987864356 The state is suing Christian nonprofits that help women save their unborn babies. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/californias-case-against-second-chances-42b58dc9 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:19:00 GMT Michael C. Barber Salvatore J. Cordileone allison dinner/Shutterstock SB10684399462580113301704593198180726139630 I didn’t know what a hamlet was. Or who Hamlet was. But then. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/reading-shakespeare-in-suburbia-5e0b0fb9 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:05:00 GMT Mike Kerrigan Getty Images D2BE3830-554D-45F5-B6A5-53D0B8F2D6D9 The economy grows a tepid 1.5% in the second quarter, despite the boom in spending for AI. Plus, the Kevin Warsh Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady for the second meeting in a row. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/the-economy-slows-as-the-fed-keeps-rates-steady/D2BE3830-554D-45F5-B6A5-53D0B8F2D6D9 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:34:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB12615390244787353321304593355220217739336 If God doesn’t reign above the state, then the state becomes god. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-wants-our-country-run-by-nihilism-6d6abb23 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:06:00 GMT David Goldman/Associated Press SB12615390244787353321304593355081289603840 The structure of the American Senate brings in a vital idea from Britain’s House of Commons as originally conceived. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/our-republic-of-republics-cant-survive-the-dsas-ideas-8a7ae372 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:05:00 GMT Getty SB12492271521441343841504593352922691416546 The philosophy of how we know what we know clarifies the gender debate. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trans-ideology-ontology-and-epistemology-fcc1d103 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:03:00 GMT Carlos Avila Gonzalez/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593352904144772728 Remember who gave Iran nuclear know-how in the first place. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/with-the-saudis-trump-could-repeat-americas-atoms-for-peace-error-303f018c Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:02:00 GMT Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12492271521441343841504593355564033572782 It’s far from an innocuous disease—for children or adults. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/measless-communal-risk-2f18035d Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT Getty Images SB10472716533193914879104593341250581268808 Instead of championing competition and openness, the U.S. is inching toward AI protectionism. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/now-america-builds-a-great-firewall-34d0a378 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:39:00 GMT Selina Xu Martin Kozlowski SB11707742287872964628204593355522577099446 He repeats an error many in Washington have made—assuming Iran is a source of regional stability. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jd-vances-warning-about-regime-change-gets-it-backward-c0be9190 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:38:00 GMT Behnam Ben Taleblu Navid Mohebbi Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/Reuters WP-WSJO-0000344018 The GOP can find inspiration in the events of 45 years ago. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-about-a-reagan-style-reconciliation-962c7490 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:11:00 GMT James Freeman Barry Thumma/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593354550773683948 It protects the rights of the minority in the Senate—even when it’s a minority of one. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/i-wont-change-the-filibuster-782a7692 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:27:00 GMT John Curtis Finn Gomez/Getty Images SB11707742287872964628204593357240710967654 He wasn’t always at odds with Trump, but the fawning attention he got fed his antagonism. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-the-media-fame-machine-created-anthony-fauci-a415fd8c Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:26:00 GMT Joseph C. Sternberg Al Drago/Bloomberg News SB10971934054930964284204593345732024412620 An Aug. 4 ballot measure would phase out the individual tax based on revenue triggers. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/missouri-amendment-five-income-tax-ballot-measure-9e877f7c Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:31:00 GMT The Editorial Board David A. Lieb/Associated Press WP-WSJO-0000343080 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-d4e27f52 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB12492271521441343841504593354761810697312 The pandemic oracle is getting the scrutiny he dodged during Covid. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthony-fauci-diaries-jake-tapper-francis-collins-rand-paul-fifth-amendment-e8381f93 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:02:00 GMT The Editorial Board Douliery Olivier/Abaca/ZUMA Press SB11707742287872964628204593355261906544612 The website proves useful for both research and humiliation. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukrainian-trophylab-widens-the-cracks-in-russias-military-facade-86e728ca Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:01:00 GMT Ilan Berman Andrii Marienko/Associated Press SB11707742287872964628204593355483801918500 He publishes the names and addresses of his new property-tax targets. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-pied-a-terre-tax-list-ali-najmi-ed22425b Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:46:00 GMT The Editorial Board Olga Fedorova/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJO-0000343187 Even with broad legal protection, Dr. Anthony Fauci refuses to answer Covid questions. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/and-you-thought-hunters-pardon-was-bidens-most-disgraceful-4b4480c6 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMT James Freeman Matthew Kaminsky/EPA/Shutterstock SB11707742287872964628204593357162847654712 He has a hard 2% inflation target and pays attention to what markets are telling the central bank. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-fomc-investors-f562d456 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:42:00 GMT The Editorial Board Brendan McDermid/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593352781594572090 Why would anyone think you could discipline bullies by inviting them to talk about their feelings? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/restorative-justice-brings-violent-schools-e6a55a39 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:26:00 GMT Tony Woodlief Tommy Metthe/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593354803633522478 He looks vulnerable as India’s unemployed youths transform an insult into a political rallying cry. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/cockroaches-threaten-to-overrun-narendra-modis-kitchen-b8b9b77e Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:25:00 GMT Sadanand Dhume Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/ZUMA Press SB12492271521441343841504593357010382818032 A Senate primary features several savvy politicians and one grieving incumbent. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-quiet-sen-graham-8f7f968c Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:24:00 GMT Barton Swaim Gerald Herbert/Associated Press SB11707742287872964628204593356552087871708 Did anyone warn Fauci to be careful what he wrote down? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dear-diary-i-hope-they-dont-foia-you-d0bdfd87 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:22:00 GMT Tevi Troy Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Press C93EC008-62B6-44B2-8E99-FDC95D9AC414 Sen. Rand Paul releases pages of the government scientist's diary from the Covid-19 pandemic, but Fauci refuses to answer questions. Plus, Ukraine's President Zelensky visits Washington, as the Senate moves to put sanctions pressure on Putin. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/fauci-takes-the-fifth-on-capitol-hill/C93EC008-62B6-44B2-8E99-FDC95D9AC414 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:50:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB12615390244787353321304593355013172921852 Happiness studies aren’t perfectly exact, but that hardly makes them useless. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/psychologists-can-measure-a-smile-c1e20e0a Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:17:00 GMT Martin Pope/SOPA Images/ZUMA Press SB10971934054930964284204593344692178457214 It should have been obvious to Mamdani that arresting him was neither in the mayor’s power or important to average New Yorkers’ needs. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-should-netanyahu-be-a-new-york-city-priority-4b37abb5 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:16:00 GMT Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press SB12492271521441343841504593352931089473100 The new U.K. prime minister can’t benefit as Canada’s PM did from the U.S. president’s blustering. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/burnham-cant-bet-on-a-trump-bullying-boost-68bf4fcc Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:15:00 GMT James Speakman/Pool/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593355562937876872 The recent hiring rebound demonstrates where artificial intelligence’s real value lies. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-big-win-for-ai-it-isnt-replacing-your-coworkers-c5d23e29 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:14:00 GMT Getty SB12615390244787353321304593356721734535946 Mark Kelly and Tim Kaine can’t find the courage to oppose their party’s radicals. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whos-afraid-of-the-dsa-db539ece Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:32:00 GMT Karl Rove Greg Gibson/Associated Press SB12492271521441343841504593353252028477088 ‘Staples of middle-class life now seem like luxuries,’ New York magazine reports from 1982. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-downward-mobility-of-struggling-young-baby-boomers-b82cab21 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:30:00 GMT Jane Shaw Stroup Richard B. Levine/Zuma Press WP-WSJO-0000343078 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-5da1ebaf Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB11707742287872964628204593354830114265260 The agency’s staff twist reviews to kill therapies for late-stage melanoma and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/fda-duchenne-melanoma-replimune-capricor-drugs-trials-b6013677 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:50:00 GMT The Editorial Board andrew kelly/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593355231423532640 Will anyone take his place as an advocate for freedom and U.S. interests abroad? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/lindsey-graham-service-donald-trump-senate-eb413e91 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:45:00 GMT The Editorial Board Nathan Howard/Pool/Getty Images SB12492271521441343841504593354902898087418 Johnson & Johnson fought the plaintiffs bar on its junk lawsuits. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/j-j-talc-lawsuits-agreement-ovarian-cancer-trial-lawyers-ec22dd29 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:42:00 GMT The Editorial Board shannon stapleton/Reuters WP-WSJO-0000342578 Abdul El-Sayed says the metaphorical violence was intended for a U.S. Senator. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrat-clarifies-threat-against-party-colleague-e3d64e21 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:20:00 GMT James Freeman Robin Buckson/Detroit News/Associated Press/Pool SB11707742287872964628204593354860567081952 Attorneys general wield antitrust law as a weapon against Trump and MAGA. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/hollywoods-rule-of-lawfare-157b8d8e Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:18:00 GMT Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12492271521441343841504593352850282052808 A cabdriver notices that businessmen make the world better. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/thank-you-for-your-success-he-said-807b1b0c Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:17:00 GMT Rob Arnott Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images SB12492271521441343841504593354803305899728 Public charter schools have proved the key to success for minority and low-income students. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-answer-to-the-academic-achievement-gap-is-obvious-7c0f2f3a Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:17:00 GMT Jason L. Riley Lev Radin/Zuma Press SB10971934054930964284204593345813224607512 California’s attorney general ignores the reality of competition in the entertainment business. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-paramount-warner-merger-could-save-hollywood-f558ee4b Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:09:00 GMT Ari Emanuel Dado Ruvic/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593352942345006604 Academic discussions of a hypothetical in which patients are pushed to euthanasia are just that—hypothetical. But the conversations’ impacts are real. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/no-one-is-killing-anyone-for-their-organs-1f7c1e1a Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:48:00 GMT Stefan Rousseau/Zuma Press SB12492271521441343841504593352943023315874 Disagreement over Israel and international law is reasonable. This is not. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/genocide-research-doesnt-prelude-violence-80123a61 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:47:00 GMT Moise Niyonzima/EPA/Shutterstock SB12492271521441343841504593352910861516542 Warsh is right about reform. The FOMC is no more capable of predicting what will happen than the market. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-guidance-can-the-fed-really-offer-bc05b9bd Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:45:00 GMT Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ZUMA Press SB10696039411451283645304593345130857586090 You can bet if he goes down in the upcoming elections, his successors will receive the same ire. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-arent-looking-at-a-netanyahu-problem-0a9a15f7 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:44:00 GMT Amir Cohen/Reuters SB12492271521441343841504593352940983453554 It's called Maryland. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/d-c-was-already-a-state-a1461384 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:43:00 GMT Getty SB12492271521441343841504593354782907161360 The U.S. acts to foster life-sciences experiments while minimizing the risk of a pandemic or other catastrophe. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jay-bhattacharya-how-nih-will-end-dangerous-gain-of-function-research-547eaa9b Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:08:00 GMT Jay Bhattacharya Getty Images SB10472716533193914879104593345621438608916 The 2002 law prohibiting extradition to the International Criminal Court wasn’t a partisan exercise. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-used-to-agree-no-icc-kidnapping-05af002d Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:06:00 GMT Ronen Zvulun/POOL/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images 89F713B0-0E83-4204-AF90-94F3C7FFAAF6 The President urges the GOP to nuke the Senate's 60-vote rule now, even as Fetterman flips and says Democrats were wrong about the filibuster. Plus Maine nominates Troy Jackson and Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed tries to distance himself from socialism. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/donald-trump-pushes-to-end-the-filibuster-as-sen-john-fetterman-defends-it/89F713B0-0E83-4204-AF90-94F3C7FFAAF6 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:57:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB11707742287872964628204593353400042375348 The history of democracy and economics has proved that centralized power stifles human potential. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-ai-future-is-for-everyone-a0c24e20 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:21:00 GMT Mark Zuckerberg David Gothard SB11707742287872964628204593353163882997572 Its American history museum has become an instrument of left-wing culture warriors. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-has-a-point-about-the-smithsonian-ac436cc4 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:19:00 GMT William A. Galston Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJO-0000340869 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-2f1b142e Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB12615390244787353321304593351772396308906 I went to jail to protect my sources. Journalists shouldn’t have to face that risk. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/reportersand-the-publicneed-a-federal-shield-law-600c572e Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:54:00 GMT Judith Miller Jane Rosenberg/Reuters SB12615390244787353321304593352830049951340 Newly released diaries tell a different story from what he told you. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthony-fauci-diaries-covid-pandemic-media-donald-trump-db5558a8 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:47:00 GMT The Editorial Board Alex Brandon/Associated Press SB11707742287872964628204593353222968373666 Administration officials tell the press that the strongest military in the world is running out of ammunition. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/white-house-missiles-iran-ammunition-donald-trump-afbebee6 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:46:00 GMT The Editorial Board Us Navy/U.S Navy/Us Navy/U.S Navy/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press SB11707742287872964628204593352841131407844 The 60-vote rule helps the conservative party, and the SAVE America Act isn’t worth it. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-senate-filibuster-save-america-act-john-thune-0bdc42b6 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:42:00 GMT The Editorial Board Aaron Schwartz/Cnp/Bloomberg News SB11707742287872964628204593352930793373900 Mayor Mamdani vilifies landlords in the manner of the Cultural Revolution. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mao-meets-manhattan-614114da Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:32:00 GMT William McGurn Nyc Mayor's Office Via YouTube/Handout/Reuters SB12765415638464634636004593317043356520884 Conventional wisdom holds that Tehran is winning. Don’t be so sure that’s the case. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/iran-is-a-hedgehog-trump-is-a-fox-7f2cf112 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:28:00 GMT Walter Russell Mead Sgt. Trent Henry/U.S. Marines/Sgt. Trent Henry/U.S. Marines/Planet Pix/ZUMA Press SB10971934054930964284204593347053141693848 Will Germany adapt to the digital world and let stores open seven days a week? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sunday-shopping-that-thing-you-dont-99033fb7 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:27:00 GMT Bob Greene Getty Images/iStockphoto WP-WSJO-0000341786 They don’t trash institutions for the purpose of enhancing democracy. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/when-democratic-socialists-take-over-92c70469 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMT James Freeman Tim Evans/Reuters SB10696039411451283645304593344770958401896 ‘Open-weight models’ are rising for users who can’t afford to be surprised by a governmental ‘off’ switch. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-shouldnt-require-a-permission-slip-e8502aea Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:23:00 GMT Raffi Krikorian Dado Ruvic/Reuters B092665D-DA5B-42AD-B965-28395F53B72C Recent primary results show Democratic Socialists and other progressives on the rise heading into the November midterm elections. But can the Democratic establishment do anything to stop a takeover of their party? https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/opinion-potomac-watch/how-progressive-democrats-became-power-players/B092665D-DA5B-42AD-B965-28395F53B72C Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:31:00 GMT WSJ Opinion SB11063317945949194022004593335492172243264 A group that seeks to ruin American energy firms with litigation takes a far softer approach to Beijing. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-environmentalists-go-easy-on-china-21d66a1e Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:18:00 GMT Michael Toth Ng Han Guan/Associated Press SB12615390244787353321304593351104125115558 Christopher Nolan’s reimagination of Homer’s tale puts me in mind of the just-completed World Cup. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/western-culture-will-survive-this-odyssey-f877c907 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:16:00 GMT Gerard Baker Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures/Associated Press SB10472716533193914879104593345524011275526 Want to fight America’s chronic disease epidemic? Support recess. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/never-doubt-the-importance-of-a-jungle-gym-e7a5e647 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:13:00 GMT Hannah Baldwin/Associated Press SB10696039411451283645304593340942089594054 It’s an important part of our country’s governance. But do we have the sort of leaders who can ensure its continuation? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-filibuster-if-you-can-keep-it-7024b31e Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:13:00 GMT Shutterstock SB10472716533193914879104593345572301187566 Those concerned about inequities in our country today should listen to Jason Riley and Peggy Noonan. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/it-bears-repeating-your-life-is-in-your-own-hands-a46aeee9 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:12:00 GMT Getty SB10472716533193914879104593345643577348294 Attempts to blame Greenspan for the Great Recession overlook an obvious detail. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/congresss-financial-crisis-035943b5 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:11:00 GMT J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press WP-WSJO-0000340867 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pepperand-salt-c8a33929 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT Uncredited SB10696039411451283645304593340732944520180 Democratic socialists want to remove barriers to radical change. Do other Democrats agree? https://www.wsj.com/opinion/abolish-the-senate-says-the-dsa-6146c172 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:33:00 GMT The Editorial Board Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press SB10696039411451283645304593338711340883352 Changes to the Medicare payment system could depoliticize the powerful medical association. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-lucks-into-a-plan-to-reform-the-ama-300d7b0e Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT Kurt Miceli Alex Wong/Getty Images SB10696039411451283645304593347063782101542 GOP lawmakers can’t agree on spending reform, so they keep funding the tax-eating nonprofits. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-republicans-who-enable-socialists-16dae2d1 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:58:00 GMT Allysia Finley Mario Tama/Getty Images SB10472716533193914879104593349400100087748 Allowing Riyadh to enrich uranium would open the door to proliferation in the Middle East and beyond. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-saudi-nuclear-deal-invites-disaster-1d6cb5bf Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:57:00 GMT Henry Sokolski Matthew Kroenig Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB10971934054930964284204593342913662129202 Congress moves to ban Mercedes vehicles from the U.S. market. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mercedes-benz-senate-bill-republicans-china-32b6fd9f Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:44:00 GMT The Editorial Board Mario Tama/Getty Images SB10472716533193914879104593347051680171938 If they can’t raise taxes, they’ll have to make tough choices. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/washington-d-c-taxes-janeese-lewis-george-congress-e4259315 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:30:00 GMT The Editorial Board Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters SB10696039411451283645304593346443301102344 The new Prime Minister learns he has narrow fiscal running room. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-k-welfare-state-treasury-disability-payments-andy-burnham-d09c9fa7 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:25:00 GMT The Editorial Board Christopher Furlong/PA Wire/ZUMA Press SB10971934054930964284204593344862253190222 The secret to human flourishing may be as simple as ignoring Negative Nikki. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-happiness-industrial-complex-82f551d2 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:23:00 GMT Andy Kessler Getty Images SB10971934054930964284204593345821111863006 Alligators, iguanas, manatees—they’re all in the Sunshine State. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/at-home-in-floridas-wild-kingdom-afe078c2 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:22:00 GMT Dennis Kneale Dennis Kneale SB10472716533193914879104593346993902456534 The new president can also expect to contend with the left’s threats to democracy. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/keiko-fujimori-and-perus-china-challenge-8640b893 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:08:00 GMT Mary Anastasia O’Grady Ernesto Benavides/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB10472716533193914879104593341224032526706 The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-to-beat-china-and-make-ai-safe-d6abde74 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:07:00 GMT Judd Rosenblatt Robert Neubecker SB10971934054930964284204593344720907995096 The repercussions of the 2008-09 financial crisis are still with us today—as are misconceptions about who caused it. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whos-dodging-blame-for-the-great-recession-46276255 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:49:00 GMT Kevin Lamarque/Reuters SB10472716533193914879104593345611145825692 It all comes down to how slim a majority the party is likely to hold the next time it captures the House or Senate. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-vote-for-a-moderate-democrat-could-mean-more-dsa-cb80a85b Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:48:00 GMT Kena Betancur/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB10696039411451283645304593345203278046268 Particularly to go ‘no contact’ with family, an approach that treats complex human relationships as disposable commodities. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/no-your-therapist-should-not-give-advice-3168db2e Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:48:00 GMT Getty