THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Left’s presidential offerings thin at best

In the recent release of the Democrats' 'top 10' list for 2024 presidential candidate, there is not one individual who is presidential material ("The pathetic 'top 10' slate of Democrats for 2024," Web, April 20). Published April 22, 2022

Security, freedom mutually exclusive?

The recent COVID-19 outbreak and strict quarantine measures notwithstanding, China's authorities have, overall, handled the pandemic in their nation pointedly. Watching the small amount of news feed allowed to leave the nation in the fall of 2019, I was somewhat amused by TV images of some citizens being literally dragged back into their residences to help contain viral transmission. Published April 22, 2022

Hold government accountable on border

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Published April 21, 2022

Math education needs an overhaul

"Conservatives fight 'woke math' textbooks in K-12 schools" (Web, April 18) is interesting for what it does not say. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress' "report card" in mathematics, "the average mathematics score at grade 8 for white students was 32 points higher than the average score for their Black peers in 2019 and 24 points higher than the average mathematics score for eighth-grade Hispanic students." Published April 21, 2022

You borrowed it, you repay it

Taxpayers should not have to bear the brunt of canceled student loans ("Biden's kowtowing on student loans doubly hurts low-income taxpayers," Web, April 19). It is those such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who earns $175,000 per year as a U.S. representative, who want their student loans forgiven. Published April 21, 2022

Democrats legislating like tyrants

Pinocchio Joe is swamped by the murky Beltway -- and so is the land of the free and home of the brave because, as many presidents barely treading mephitic Beltway waters have noted, we only have one president at a time, irrespective of how bad he is ("Biden's avalanche of problems," Web, April 19). Published April 20, 2022

The corn-as-fuel boondoggle

The notion that burning more food for fuel, which is what President Biden is advocating in his promotion of more corn-based ethanol, is a net positive for America ignores the basics of energy economics ("Biden to suspend ban on higher-ethanol gasoline to lower prices," Web, April 12). Published April 20, 2022

Left, corrupt media put Biden in place

Voter fraud favoring Democrats in the 2020 presidential election has caused every death in the current war in Ukraine. Not the court-verified cheating found in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan, but the real fraud: mainstream and social media's willful violation of free speech granted by our First Amendment. Published April 20, 2022

What was that about ‘Made in America’?

"Biden to agencies: Make sure infrastructure materials funded by law are 'Made in America'" (Web, April 18) is right on target, quoting the White House's chief occupant, President Biden, as saying "From Day One, every action I've taken to rebuild our economy has been guided by one principle: Made in America. It means using products, parts and materials built right here in the United States of America." Published April 19, 2022

Taxes, lawfulness apparently ‘triggering’

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has slammed the U.S. for what she referred to as "triggering" charity transparency laws after the organization's purchase of a $6 million Los Angeles mansion was exposed. Published April 19, 2022

Vaccine lies we were told

"Informed consent" with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines was thrown into the garbage can, and now we have to live with the results ("Republican states v. Team Biden," Web, April 17). Republican governors did do better and some of them actually believe in the Nuremberg code as it applies to human beings presented with untested, experimental drugs and procedures. Published April 19, 2022

Leftists’ damaging school ‘intervention’

For all the social schemes foisted on our children, whether by special interest groups, teachers unions, associations or well-meaning intellectuals, there is scant evidence of any significant progress in U.S. public school systems. Across America, the overriding condition of public education remains dismal, with various rankings of student test scores, by country, exposing the weakness of U.S. students' grasp of reading comprehension, spelling, math and science. Published April 18, 2022

What won’t Democrats do for power?

According to special counsel John Durham's court filing last week, the CIA concluded in early 2017 that dirt tying former President Donald Trump to Russia which was provided by Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman was "not technically plausible." That's CIA code speak for complete and total horse manure. Published April 18, 2022

Impeach the ‘big guy’

Corruption, which serves to erode trust and weaken democracy, comes in many forms and has many faces. Witness the unscrupulous activities of the Biden administration in its first 15 months. Published April 18, 2022

Twitter has rotted minds

Much of the debate about Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter has focused on the potential purchase's implications for online censorship ("Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, turn it into private company," Web, April 14). But I'd rather have no speech than free speech or limited speech. Published April 15, 2022

Now is Biden’s chance to lead

The war in Ukraine is the most consequential geopolitical event since attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Much is at stake. Published April 15, 2022

Fighting prejudice with sports

Friday marked the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first major league baseball game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was a milestone for integrating the sport. It was a time when working and middle-class men and woman of all ages, classes, races and religions commingled in the stands, rooting for Robinson and his teammates regardless of ethnic origin. Published April 15, 2022

Urban League study gets an F

The recent report by the National Urban League is full of misguided questions pushing the narrative that there is systemic racism and voter suppression in the U.S. ("National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim," Web, April 12). Meanwhile, however, the health of African Americans has somehow miraculously improved, according to the study. These findings are far from the truth, which makes me wonder who funded the study. Published April 14, 2022

Doolittle raid made an impact

After Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt insisted the Japanese home islands be attacked. This audacious venture occurred because a submariner proposed the idea of flying U.S. Army bombers from an aircraft carrier. As one of the first Massachusetts Institute of Technology aeronautical engineering graduates, Jimmy Doolittle was just the man to turn possibility into reality. He selected the 17th Bombardment Group flying anti-submarine patrols from Pendleton, Oregon, because their flying required open ocean navigation. Published April 14, 2022

Vaccine-related deaths underreported

"Viruses, overdoses pushed U.S. to record death toll in 2021" (Nation, April 13) only tells one side of the story, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention narrative. How about an in-depth article that addresses insurance company data? Published April 14, 2022