THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Proof just wasn’t there

After first writing that Rep. Justin Amash believes the Mueller report accuses President Trump of impeachable offenses, former Judge Napolitano goes on to say categorically that "Mr. Amash's argument is simple and essentially unassailable" ("To impeach or not to impeach," Web, May 22). Published May 23, 2019

EDITORIAL: Kamala Harris has a silly solution to the gender pay gap, a self-correcting problem

This is the season when presidential candidates are learning that running for president isn't as easy as they thought it would be. This is the time to start looking for something to rescue a faltering campaign. Sen. Kamala Harris is trying to lift hers with an ambitious scheme to narrow the gender pay gap, the difference between the earnings of men and women. Companies with even a 1 percent gap between the two sexes could be fined under her scheme. Published May 22, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Spanberger should explain herself

I was suprised that Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia voted on March 5 for an amendment by Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts to reduce the voting age in federal elections from 18 to 16 ("Rep. Ayanna Pressley pushes amendment to lower federal voting age to 16," Web, March 6). She and Don Beyer were the only members of Virginia's 11-person congressional delegation to vote for this amendment. Published May 22, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Pacifism in war suicidal

There is something seriously wrong with the demented Democrats who would make it seem that we are going to war with Iran. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut gave a recent TV interview demanding that President Trump give Congress all of his decisions to go to war against Iran — as though the president had made that decision. The way Mr. Blumenthal put it made it seem that he was promoting war rather than letting our president do his job to protect the people of this country. Published May 22, 2019

EDITORIAL: Australia reelects Scott Morrison in stunning election

Political trends, like the common cold, are contagious. Revolutions are often not confined to one country. The Communist revolution in Russia soon spread across the first half of the 20th century. The rise of fascism occurred in tandem across wide swaths of the world. Published May 21, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Oust Russia from South America

Russia continues to be an adversary of the United states. It keeps trying to encroach on the Western Hemisphere and create instability in the region. Published May 21, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: U.S. threatened every day

How insulting to want the "best and brightest" immigrating to America. Doesn't America already have the "best and brightest" citizens living here? How about a general or presidential freeze on immigration instead of asking Congress for more billions to hasten the comfort of those crossing our borders? Published May 21, 2019

EDITORIAL: Trump immigration proposal would begin to resolve the crisis at the border

When the winds of change begin to blow, it's hard to predict where the consequences will settle. The migrant masses congregating at the borders have gone airborne, threatening to overfly President Trump and his proposal for orderly immigration that preserves national sovereignty. The immigration chaos is undeniably a crisis, and the government's idea for spreading the chaos by air threatens to make the crisis impossible to contain. Published May 20, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Equality’ bill unconstitutional

The incongruously named Equality Act has been passed over vigorous opposition ("The inequality of the Equality Act," Web, May 15). House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's infamous response to those objections was, "If there is some collateral damage for some others who do not share our views so be it." Published May 20, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No nation building

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." These truly great words by Emma Lazarus are inscribed on the base of the Statute of Liberty. They still reflect the national sentiment of the United States toward immigrants. But they neither say nor imply that immigrants should come all at once. Logic and common sense dictate a measured flow. Published May 20, 2019

EDITORIAL: A friendly new administration cuts corporate taxes

America is once more open for business. With the Trump administration's emphasis on tax reduction, elimination of overbearing and unnecessary regulations, job creation has put a fire under the economy. The result is a steady increase in the U.S. gross domestic product. Published May 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: There’s no right to murder

The government is supposed to protect lives. Yet many liberals are calling us conservatives hypocrites for believing in government intervention against abortion. When I hear those arguments, it is clear to me that liberals don't recognize a fetus as a life. Published May 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sex ed should come later

Kindergarten is far too early for children to be exposed to those kinds of concepts ("'Too much, too soon?' California slammed for kindergarten gender identity talks in sex education," Web, May 9). Although supporters argue that "the goal is not to cause confusion about the gender of the child but to develop an awareness that other expressions exist," I don't think it's possible to convey those kind of topics to 5-year-olds clearly. Children of that age struggle to comprehend the concept of sharing, so there is no way they can be expected to understand the complexities of sexual orientation, especially when none of them has even experienced romantic attraction. Published May 19, 2019

EDITORIAL: Are there any Democrats left who aren’t running for president?

Running for president has replaced baseball as the national pastime. (We liked baseball better.) Every day there's a new rookie up from South Bend or Cedar Rapids of the Three-Eye League, or an equivalent, armed with his newspaper clippings about his prowess in the minors. ("Good field, no hit.") As we went to press, 24 Democrats think they can hit major-league pitching. There may be more tomorrow. Published May 16, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Tariffs up competitiveness

Andrew P. Napolitano's comment in "Once upon a time in America" (Web, May 15) about President Trump's "destructive ignorance of Economics 101" caught my attention. Yes, as the judge says, American consumers reimburse a Chinese seller for each dollar the seller pays in tariffs to the U.S. Treasury. However, that is not necessarily the end of the story (maybe that's covered in Economics 102). As the cost of Chinese goods rises, the cost of American goods becomes more competitive. As that happens the demand for those goods increases, upping the need for materials and employees in the United States, thereby in general benefitting the U.S. economy. I don't understand why that is destructive. Published May 16, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Blood-alcohol laws save lives

As the former vice chairman for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), I have seen suffering and I have seen death. So I cannot stand by while someone attempts to mislead the American public about a lifesaving measure that will prevent drinking and driving deaths ("More politics than science," Web, May 13). Published May 16, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Shamed for motherhood

The single most powerful drivers of declining birth rates are feminist ideology and feminist narratives ("U.S. birth rate continues to fall," Web, May 15). Feminism is not an empathetic, forgiving, warm and fuzzy ideology, but rather a harsh ideology that attains its ends through bullying, shaming and mob social control. Published May 15, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Close Department of Education

In asserting that, if elected, she would pick a public-school teacher to be secretary of Education, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a predictable cheap shot ("Warren promises education secretary with public school teaching experience: 'No more Betsy DeVos,'" Web, May 13). She called current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos "the worst Secretary of Education we've seen." According to what criteria? How much good has the U.S. Department of Education done for the quality of schooling? The answer is practically zero. So who is to say one secretary was better or worse than another? Published May 15, 2019

EDITORIAL: U.N. panel on climate change should wait for all the facts on climate change

"Everybody complains about the weather," observed Mark Twain, "but no one does anything about it." That may have been true in his happier day, but not now, when we think man can change anything. Published May 15, 2019

EDITORIAL: Trump accusers are stuck in 2016, and now they’re the pursued

"To everything there is a season," the Good Book counsels, and for diehard critics of Donald Trump, clinging to their belief in his sinister designs, it's always open season on the president. To "a time to be born, a time to die" they have added "a time to accuse, a time to face accusation." For the president's adversaries, that time has arrived. Published May 14, 2019