THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Popular vote constitutional

The headline "Virginia House approves bill to join National Popular Vote, to bypass Electoral College" (Web, Feb. 11) is misleading. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is not an "end run" on the U.S. Constitution, as is frequently claimed by its opponents. Published February 13, 2020

EDITORIAL: Treasury must do more to stop bank bullying

Liberals want to regulate banks for the same reason Willie Sutton used to rob them: That's where the money is. And, according to their fevered brains, that's where the power is. Having control of the nation's financial system gives them control over everything. Published February 12, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No more paid loafing

Democrats have turned Congress into a government-subsidized assistance program for their benefit. When they show up, they don't know where they've been. When they get there, they don't know where they are. They can't agree to anything, they don't accomplish anything and they do it all on borrowed money. Published February 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: New Hampshire Democrats choose Bernie Sanders over Pete Buttigieg

There are no shortcuts on the road to the White House. Navigating New Hampshire is especially challenging for presidential hopefuls — not surprising for a place where the adopted motto offers a stark choice: "Live free or die." The Granite State's Democratic primary returns Tuesday placed some of the party's contenders at death's door, others escaped to live another day and a couple emerged with the wind at their back to match the dreadful force of a coastal Nor'easter. Published February 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: Spending cuts offer an alternative to ruin

Managing money is a fundamental skill, but Washington is a slow learner. Without a healthy respect for the perils of overspending, an irresistible temptation lurks to wear out the Treasury's credit card. As the nation stands at a fiscal crossroad, President Trump has signaled a desire to part ways with the past and choose the often-neglected road to financial sustainability. The alternative route leads to ruin. Published February 11, 2020

EDITORIAL: The startling Equifax hack

Here's something to not think about shortly before bed: Your sensitive personal data is probably sitting on a server somewhere in Beijing — a server that is the property of the People's Liberation Army, i.e. the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party. Published February 11, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Another opportunity to miss

For political reasons, Israel should not be setting out its boundaries alone ("US ambassador to Israel warns against West Bank annexation," Web, Feb. 9). Nevermind that one cannot annex one's own land, as all of Israel, including Judea, Samaria and Gaza, is Israel's since the League of Nations declared it so. Published February 11, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bloomberg in bed with China

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be the Manchurian candidate who is not only spending millions to get elected president, but is also trying to destroy President Trump in order to protect his interests with Red China. Published February 11, 2020

EDITORIAL: A Hobson’s choice for Democrats

As the 2020 presidential election draws closer, Americans are zeroing in on their favorite Democratic contender. The closer they look at the likely effect on their finances, the more obvious it is they face a Hobson's choice: Take it or leave it. No matter who they choose, they'll be voting for higher taxes. Published February 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: And the Oscar for irony goes to

Self-styled communists aren't only misguided; they evidently have no sense of irony. At the Academy Awards Sunday night, the makers of the film "American Factory" won the trophy for Best Documentary. The sensitive film chronicles what happens when a Chinese industrialist opens a manufacturing plant in the American heartland. Published February 10, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Left’s bias poses physical danger

The recent news report regarding a man in Florida driving his van into a tent in which local Repubicans were registering voters should tell everyone that between the mainstream news media and the Democrats, the political left has accomplished its job: President Trump has been portrayed as the worst man to infect the world since the bubonic plague. Published February 10, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Assault weapons’ protected, too

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats are attempting to ban so-called "assault weapons." Published February 10, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Faulty logic on Trump motives

Regarding the recent article by Andrew Napolitano on the impropriety of President Trump's actions with Ukraine, how does the former judge know that Mr. Trump was not sincerely trying to investigate corruption rather than just trying to do damage to a political opponent ("President Trump acquitted but not exonerated," Web, Feb. 5)? Would Mr. Trump's request have been legitimate if Joe Biden had not been running for president? Published February 9, 2020

EDITORIAL: Democrats aren’t offering workable ‘climate crisis’ solutions

Last week, Iowa Democrats did more to undermine the public's confidence in the party's ability to handle the country's big problems than Donald Trump and the GOP could ever manage. Published February 9, 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Left can help fix their mess

I'm an old Democrat in the the last half of my ninth decade, and sadly I will never be able to say before my demise that I'm proud to be a Democrat. Published February 9, 2020

EDITORIAL: No replay of impeachment-style ‘Groundhog Day’

Impeachment has come and gone, but beware lest it comes around again. Published February 9, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Acquittal based on facts

Sen. Chuck Schumer's pre-impeachment speech vindicated President Trump. Mr. Schumer said the Senate trial was not fair because Democrats were not allowed to have witnesses or see documents. That is exactly what the House managers denied the Republicans and White House counsel. Published February 6, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Refusal not proof of guilt

In "President Trump acquitted but not exonerated" (Web, Feb. 5), former Judge Andrew Napolitano opines that President Trump must be guilty because he refused to testify in the House's trial to impeach him. I always thought Judge Napolitano was an intelligent and fair man, but now I realize that he is a starry-eyed legal Pollyanna. Since when is a defendant's refusal to participate in a kangaroo court that refuses to allow the defendant to call witnesses or have a lawyer present proof of guilt? It reminds me of TV police dramas in which police keep a "perp" in a small room and attack him with innuendo and lies until they can force him into saying something incriminating. Published February 6, 2020

EDITORIAL: Open-borders lobby outs itself by opposing modest, sensible rules

Many immigration-activist groups adamantly dispute — or even flatly deny — accusations from President Trump and others that they're in favor of "open borders." Published February 6, 2020

EDITORIAL: Trump’s adversaries are obliged to put America first

There is a time that calls for the turning of the page. Ripping it to shreds instead betrays an inability to recognize the obligation of the moment. As President Trump delivers on his promises to lead the nation toward a hope-filled future, his political opponents are locked in a state of resentment, unable to free themselves from bitterness borne of his success. Each new day demands Americans to rise above their failures to start anew. Their leaders should do no less. Published February 5, 2020