The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from Suncor v. Boulder County, a climate case before the Supreme Court. The Journal's editorial board said the Court has not explained the recusal, and that the case could now split 4-4.
The Journal is also reporting that maintenance delays in Belgium are grounding Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets, which the board described as Kyiv's best defense against Russia's jet drones.
In a separate opinion item, the Journal's editorial board said Democratic policies on healthcare, housing and energy have made life more expensive, arguing that the party's claims of addressing affordability do not match its record.
The Journal also published commentary from Tunku Varadarajan on Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, who the piece said wants to revive the state's "rebel spirit." Another commentary, by Corban Teague and Tod Lindberg, argued that the U.S. failed to grasp after the Cold War that it has real enemies. Jared Lederman wrote that he was ostracized and threatened at Cornell University, which he said claims to value engaged discourse.
In its columnists section, the Journal published Jason L. Riley on a new Ted Cruz biography of Justice Clarence Thomas, Holman W. Jenkins Jr. on Democratic proposals for intelligence agency reform, and William A. Galston on why Iran may be America's last Middle East war. James Freeman wrote that President Donald Trump has kept a promise made by former President Joe Biden, though some Americans wish he had not.
The Journal's reviews section covered books on Austria-Hungary and Germany in Central Europe, Bonnie Garmus's novel "Peck & Peck," and Joanne Kaufman's "Sophie, Standing There," along with music reviews of Blondshell's "Violins" and the Stills-Young Band's "Long May You Run" at 50, and a television review of HBO's "War."