Commentary Roundup Addresses Senate Race, Israel Policy, and Federal Reserve Role

One column examined the Republican primary choice of Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn. The piece stated that the outcome rejected "the establishment conservatism that [Sen. " The same column described the November general election matchup between Paxton and Democratic state Rep.

James Talarico. " The column stated that Israeli public opinion maintains "something close" to a consensus on security needs and that "Israelis are going to support taking out the threats they face" regardless of the prime minister.

A third column discussed the Federal Reserve's independence and balance sheet. It noted that the prior chairman expanded the "scope of its balance sheet," which the author said enables higher government debt and creates pressure to keep interest rates low.

The column stated that the incoming chairman has "expressed a clear desire to shrink the balance sheet," describing the step as potentially significant for institutional independence.