Category: The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Reporter’s Parents Speak Out for First Time Since Son’s Arrest in Russia

The parents of Wall Street Journal reporter (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich have spoken out for the first time since their son’s arrest in Russia. Russia detained Gershkovich on March 29 on espionage charges, which The Wall Street Journal denied. The detainment was “a shock,” his mother Ella Gershkovich told WSJ in a video interview published on…


White House Warns Americans Not to Travel to Russia After Arrest of WSJ Reporter

The Biden administration has condemned the detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on March 30 that the targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable and that the United States strongly condemns the detention of reporter Evan…


Thousands of Federal Officials Found Stock Trading in Companies Overseen By Their Agencies

Over 2,600 officials at federal agencies invested in stocks of companies at the same time the firms were lobbying their departments for favorable policies, uncovered an investigation by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). WSJ looked at over 31,000 financial disclosure forms of over 12,000 political staff members, presidential appointees, and career employees—analyzing data of more…


Book Review: Visible Hand: The Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market

While reading this book, I thought to myself: This should be handed out with the diploma to every graduating high school senior. Matthew Hennessey, the deputy opinion editor for The Wall Street Journal, has written a new book entitled “Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market”; it is a straightforward,…


WSJ Editorial Board Says Choice for Federal Reserve Chief Is Between ‘Tweedledum and Tweedledee’

The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board said Wednesday that the choice between the next chair of the Federal Reserve is a choice between “Tweedledum and Tweedledee.” President Joe Biden last week met with the two leading candidates, current Chairman Jerome Powell and governor Lael Brainard, ahead of his decision to appoint one of them to…