THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Retire daylight savings

Last weekend we again 'sprung forward.' Daylight saving time is a government-approved and widely accepted artificial time-change program that defies nature and makes people's lives very difficult. Published March 9, 2020

EDITORIAL: Larry Hogan should be more transparent about Maryland coronavirus outbreaks

Thursday evening, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced — via press conference and official release — that three residents of Montgomery County, near Washington, had tested positive for coronavirus contracted while overseas. He also declared the Free State was now itself in a state of emergency. After Mr. Hogan made his remarks, Fran Phillips, deputy secretary for public health services in Maryland, took over and then fielded questions. Published March 8, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: End daylight savings

We must end the often irrational, irritating and wasteful twice-a-year time changes. Time changes have outlived their usefulness and are often a pain to accomplish in busy work places, transportation systems and military and police operations. Published March 8, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sadat sacrificed for peace

We recognize March 26 as the anniversary of peace between Egypt and Israel, for which Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978. Concurrently, we applaud Jimmy Carter's 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts. Published March 8, 2020

EDITORIAL: Jill Biden’s credentials won’t make her surgeon general

Jill Biden has a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Delaware, and she never lets the American people forget it. Mrs. Biden, wife of former Vice President Joe Biden, insists on being referred to as "Dr." Biden. Her Twitter handle is @DrBiden. The press has largely acquiesced: Even though it has persistent trouble referring to actual pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson as "Dr." Ben Carson, it is rare indeed to ever see a reference to Jill Biden without "Dr." preceding her name. Published March 8, 2020

EDITORIAL: Democrats foolish to support Joe Biden, the supposedly ‘electable’ candidate

In 2004, the Democrats had a presidential candidate from Vermont who had energy, activism, the support of the young and a cause — ending the Iraq War — bolstering him. But in the end, the party establishment determined that this candidate, despite his obvious appeal, was "unelectable." Instead, they opted for a doddering, senior figure who was judged to be more palatable to Middle America. Published March 5, 2020

EDITORIAL: Elizabeth Warren abandons her quixotic bid

Nevertheless, she persisted. Through embarrassing losses in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, at one time considered a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, continued her by then quixotic bid. She managed to stagger to Super Tuesday, where she managed to finish no better than third place in any of the 14 contests. Indeed, Ms. Warren came in third in her home state, Massachusetts, behind both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Published March 5, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Glad Trump’s in charge

The coronavirus is on the march domestically and internationally as unstable markets flex wildly. As usual, the Democratic and leftist mainstream media go after President Trump. Published March 5, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Wall more important than ever

Don't build a wall, the Democrats say. Let everybody in, they say. Seriously? Coronavirus is on the loose. Could undocumented immigrants be carriers? Published March 5, 2020

EDITORIAL: Joe Biden gets his second wind on Super Tuesday

"The future ain't what it used to be." Whether meant as the wisdom of the ages or a wisecrack, words commonly ascribed to master of the malaprop Yogi Berra never seem to grow stale. Ten days ago, the future of the Democratic Party was all Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden appeared used up. Then Super Tuesday happened: Uncle Joe climbed out of the political crypt and back into the party's contest for president. Moderation has ambushed socialism, but it's too early to cheer: The party is still solidly planted in left field. Published March 4, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Joe (Manchin) for president

It seems Joe Biden is now being taken seriously by the Democrats, who fear a total washout if Sen. Bernie Sanders becomes the Democratic standard bearer. Published March 4, 2020

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins, but for how long?

Three times in the past 11 months the voters of Israel have gone to the polls to elect a new government. And although the returns are not yet final, it's reasonable to guess that this week they have finally succeeded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party seems close to achieving a working majority in parliament. Indeed, even if Likud falls a seat or two short in the Knesset, it is likely that its improvement since last October's balloting will prompt a few defections from other parties. Published March 3, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sanders would ‘transform’ media

I read with interest Peter Morici's column, "Narcissistic Democrats will destroy free markets and constitutional rights" (Web, March 2). I agree with Mr. Morici's analysis, but I believe one likely result of a Bernie/Warren presidency has been overlooked. Published March 3, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bloomberg should be ashamed

It's interesting that Michael Bloomberg is so proud of backing a "Muslim center" that would have towered over Ground Zero and instructed us that Sept. 11, 2001, was as much America's fault as anyone else's ("'Never prouder': Bloomberg boasts of backing mosque near 9/11 Ground Zero," Web, March 2). Bloomberg was primarily responsible for seeing to it that the site was remade so that it — including the six-acre, billion-dollar 9/11 memorial — did not include any acknowledgement of the attacks. Published March 3, 2020

EDITORIAL: Passports should stick with ‘M’ and ‘F,’ not ‘X’

We now know who the real "science deniers" are, and it has nothing to do with global warming or climate change, but rather with genetics. Published March 3, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Socialism enslaves

The premise of the liberal-progressive, collectivist ideal is the government knows best and citizens must be guided by a group of enlightened, well-intentioned benefactors. This is a threat to society because it fosters mediocrity and stifles creativity and innovation. Life is a process of self-sustaining and self-generating actions, and if we do not strive for independence and self-reliance and do not take care to manage our means ourselves, our end will be ruination. Published March 2, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Better marketing could slim obese

Your article "CDC report finds more than 40% of U.S. adults are obese" (Web, Feb. 27) is very timely. The biggest challenge for people like me, who are in the fitness/wellness industries and work mostly with adults whose eating choices are starting to cause other health problems, is educating people about the misinformation put forth by advertisers over the past 40 to 50 years. Published March 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: Joe Biden messes with Bernie Sanders’ momentum

An ocean wave is relentless — until it hits a seawall and dissolves into spray and foam. Similarly, political momentum surges forward with an air of inevitability. If it meets a competing force, though, momentum lives or dies on the currents of public opinion. "Unstoppable" Bernie Sanders has collided with Joe Biden, and the race for the Democratic presidential nomination swirls with uncertainty, for now. That's a good thing — it gives Americans a moment to ignore momentum and ponder the consequences of drowning liberty in a sea of socialism. Published March 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: Stock market fall may be an overreaction, but it’s too soon to know

So far, the coronavirus has been relatively contained — in the United States, at least. What hasn't been contained has been the carnage on Wall Street. Stock market indices just suffered their worst fall in value since the 2008 financial crisis. Published March 1, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: U.S. experts must look into virus

There is one aspect of the coronavirus, COVID-19, that has been mentioned in passing by some reports but not addressed directly: namely, the idea that it is not a naturally occurring virus but rather one that was developed or in the process of being developed in a lab near the city of Wuhan, China. And rather than coming from the eating of raw snake meat or some similar exotic animal, did it come from an accidental release from that lab, either by an escaped test animal or by an employee who was inadvertently infected? Published March 1, 2020