THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Hoarding is un-American

The coronavirus outbreak has panicked people into hoarding food, paper products and sanitizing compounds. Consumers across the country are conducting binge purchases of these products and most supermarkets are reporting difficulty in restocking these items. The bingeing activity is very un-American. Published March 17, 2020

EDITORIAL: Subversion of justice is as perilous as pandemic

The coronavirus isn't the only disease that endangers the health of the nation. Though it threatens to sweep everything that came before it into the dustbin of memory, the virus had a precursor that insidiously infected the U.S. justice system. When Americans rise from their sick bed in due course, they should renew their insistence in discovering who is responsible for the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. Unless the sordid details are exposed of how trusted officials trampled on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens in an effort to unseat President Trump, there will be no assurance that it could not happen again. Published March 16, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Medicare for all’ no virus fix

Last Sunday's CNN Democratic presidential debate focused almost exclusively on the question of 'If you were president, what would you do for the coronavirus epidemic?' ("Pandemic forces CNN into a debate unique to campaign cycle," Web, March 15). Published March 16, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Perspective on coronavirus

Don't panic. Put things in perspective. Whenever someone becomes ill or dies from an illness, it is a sad thing. But spreading fear makes things worse. It seems to me that the politicians and the mainstream media are spreading fear about the coronavirus in order to manipulate the public. Published March 16, 2020

EDITORIAL: FISA process has been abused by those involved in it

There's still a lot we don't know about the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign. What we do know, however, should give all of us pause. False information was used to secure the ability to employ electronic surveillance on at least one relatively junior campaign official which may have created a chain of information, obtained surreptitiously, leading to the candidate himself. Published March 15, 2020

LETTERS TO EDITOR: End dependence on China

The coronavirus scare has exposed America's fatal dependence on the People's Republic of China — and the Communist dictatorship knows it. Published March 15, 2020

LETTERS TO EDITOR: Judeo-Christian underpinnings

In North Korea, one poor soul reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. Unfortunately for him and his family, he was immediately shot and killed. That is North Korea's way of preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Fortunately, America is different and operates under a different set of values. America's values are a reflection of our Judeo-Christian religious beliefs. While those values have been diminishing, they are still a significant part of our nation. Published March 15, 2020

EDITORIAL: The phantom flight bans

Which brings us to another private sector action. President Trump has boasted repeatedly that he "stopped flights from China." In an address to the nation Wednesday night from the Oval Office, he added that he was now banning flights from many European countries for a period of 30 days as well. Published March 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: The private sector steps up

Americans have always been suspicious of centralized power and this healthy aversion has usually served us well. We didn't become the freest, most dynamic country in the world by funneling power to Washington. We have thrived because of our healthy respect for individualism and enterprise. Published March 12, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pay the tuition you agreed to pay

In "How to solve the skyrocketing costs of college tuition" (Web, March 8) Peter Morici outlines colleges' rising tuition costs, the various factors contributing to the increases and some solutions aimed at reducing or at least stabilizing tuition increases. He also presents a clear case of the impact that student debt is having on huge numbers of students, both those graduating and those who dropped out along the way. As Mr. Morici writes, student debt is a dose of reality that makes it difficult to pursue everyday things such as buying homes, getting married and having families. Published March 12, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop coronavirus panic

Let us consider the facts about the coronavirus ("Trump outlines 'strong but necessary' actions to limit coronavirus spread," Web, March 11). The virus was first reported in China in late December 2019. The first death from it in the United States was on March 1. As of a few days ago, we have had almost 550 confirmed cases of it and 22 related deaths. Nearly all of the deaths were people who were in poor health and over 70 years old. People under the age of 20 appear to be almost immune to the coronavirus. Published March 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: Democrats cast for a solution to socialism

If only there were a vaccine for it. And the same goes for the coronavirus, as well. Like the dreaded disease, socialism threatens to infect the Democratic Party, thanks to the persistence of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in his pursuit of the presidency. Owing to the success of former Vice President Joe Biden in Tuesday's mini-match, though, the danger has eased that a plague of utopian promises would spread rapidly enough to carry off the nation. Only Americans with compromised patriotism should be disappointed. Published March 11, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: COVID-19 factors

It is not possible to produce an in-vitro diagnostic test for a disease not known to exist. The disease now known as COVID-19 traces to a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. Following rapid spread of the disease, the World Health Organization declared a public emergency the following month. Published March 11, 2020

EDITORIAL: Do we really know Joe Biden?

If you were planning to cast a presidential vote this November in order to restore dignity to the White House, or install a statesmanlike temperament in the Oval Office, you might wish to reconsider your interest in Joe Biden. Published March 11, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Communism mishandles disaster

The handling of the coronavirus in China is eerily reminiscent of Russia's handling of the Chernobyl disaster. Instead of being open and seeking the world's assistance, Communist China attempted to withhold valuable information that could have been used to prevent the spread of the virus, even influencing other countries not to impose travel bans, which could have resulted in better containment. Published March 11, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Save fracking industry

OPEC and Russia are engaged in a furious production war, which has driven the price of crude oil down to $20 a barrel ("Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut," Web, March 6). Russia has amassed a reserve of cash and is in a position to continue this production war with Saudi Arabia. Published March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Why sensible, fact-based coronavirus precautions must be implemented

Americans are a sunny people, optimistic by nature and by virtue of experience. But just because things usually work out for the best for our unusually blessed country doesn't mean that we shouldn't take big problems seriously. Consider COVID-19, the mysterious coronavirus that emerged from central China late last year and that has been marching around the globe. Published March 10, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Cruise ships could be virus asset

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department say don't take a cruise. Those cruise ships are not liabilities. They are assets if used correctly ("Please stop the coronavirus hysteria. Now," Web, March 9). Published March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Some environmentalists say what’s bad for humans is good for the climate

If one man's trash is another man's treasure, then one man's curse could be another man's cure. While much of humanity shudders with fear of the deadly coronavirus, not everyone is. That's because a pandemic that slows civilization's activities means less damage to the global climate. For some environmental extremists, events that visit tragedy upon human beings are viewed as propitious for the planet. It doesn't take a doctor to conclude that looking for the bright side of suffering is itself a sickness. Published March 9, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bankruptcy costing Puerto Rico

The Washington Times editors recently wrote that Puerto Rico's creditors need to know the depth of the fiscal hole into which the island has dug itself ("It's time to audit Puerto Rico for real," Web, Feb. 27). We, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, know the answer. Published March 9, 2020