'The oil companies can fight back'
Jonathan Lesser in National Review
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'Assistance the U.S. and its allies have provided does more than help Ukraine defend itself'
Los Angeles Times editorial board
Many Americans question why it was necessary to send $75 billion in humanitarian, financial, and military assistance to Ukraine, says the Los Angeles Times in an editorial, "given other pressing needs." The answer: This aid "does more than help Ukraine defend itself. It puts Vladimir Putin on notice" that he'll pay a "steep price" for further aggression. So, enough with the Ukraine "fatigue" in Congress. It can only "jeopardize" the goal of helping Ukraine negotiate a favorable peace.
'Time may be running out for the Biden administration'
Erwin Chemerinsky in The New York Times
President Biden needs to get moving on nominating judges, says Erwin Chemerinsky in The New York Times. There are key vacancies on appeals and district courts. And senior judges who would prefer to be replaced by a Democratic president should "take senior status" so Biden can appoint their successors with time for this Senate to confirm them. Republicans "very effectively" pushed through judges before Donald Trump's presidency ended. "Now the Democrats must emulate that approach."
'Elections are too often described as pivotal, but Poland's Oct. 15 vote really is'
Bloomberg editorial board
Poland's looming election has "major implications," writes the Bloomberg editorial board. Poland is a "linchpin of Ukraine's defense and European security," and over the last three decades its "economy has been among the region's great success stories." But critics say the right-populist ruling Law and Justice Party's polarizing policies threaten to reverse Poland's progress. "Whatever the electoral outcome," the next government must remain true to Ukraine and Europe, and keep Poland "thriving, stable, and democratic."
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