THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Media bias is nothing new

The American press has always been biased, misleading and in some cases prone to exaggeration to push its political agenda and increase its audience. During America's Revolutionary War, newspapers used propaganda tactics of "name calling, fear mongering, demonizing the enemy," and selective editing of battles to influence the public. In the 1890s, this type of exaggerating, misleading reporting was called "yellow journalism." This sensationalist reporting on Cuba's conditions in the 1890s helped induce a war between Spain and and United States. Published March 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The puzzling actions of Republicans

Republicans who complained and made promises to rectify the eight years of problems President Barack Obama and the Democrats created were poised to lose the presidency, House and Senate in the 2016 elections. Some of them were and are still very critical of Donald Trump, the candidate the people elected based on his campaign pledges, and also to elect Republican House and Senate majorities to help carry out his policies. They have been less than supportive of the majority of Republicans who want to repeal Mr. Obama's destructive policies, and deal with the threats and other significant issues our country faces. Published March 19, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Real higher ed not easy to find

If you are a coastal elite parent of progressive inclinations, there are a wide range of colleges and universities you can encourage your children to attend ("The 'cowboy way' under fire," Web, March 17). If, however, you value a traditional liberal arts education and want your child to have one, you have a problem finding a non-ideological college or university that will provide it. Further, you need to think about whether you and your children want to incur substantial debt to turn out "social justice warriors." Published March 18, 2019

EDITORIAL: Beto O’Rourke makes 2020 campaign official, barely waking up the snoozers

What a difference six months makes. Or perhaps the difference is what happens when you're no longer running for the U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz. Published March 18, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sun, wind no match for fossil fuels

The Democrats' aim is fatally flawed, in Colorado and everywhere else. None of the advocates and supporters of the Green New Deal seem to care that it is fatally and fundamentally flawed. Their faulty aim will cause America to lose much of its electricity and transportation. It's a fool's errand to replace fossil fuels that produce electricity continuously with wind and solar electricity, which is non-producing most of the time. Even with expansion and addition of storage, wind and sun are not able to meet current U.S. electricity demand. Attempting to eliminate fossil fuels for transportation by adding electric-vehicle demand to the electricity grid only makes it worse. The aim should be to develop full-time alternatives to wind and sun electricity generation with minimal storage. Published March 18, 2019

EDITORIAL: Recep Tayyip Erdogan flirts with the Russians and expects the U.S. not to notice

Turkey's continued pursuit of an advanced air defense system from Moscow — Russia's S400 missile-defense system — threatens the very existence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at a time "the most successful alliance in history" has profound political and budgetary problems. Published March 17, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Anti-Catholic jabs OK

The last acceptable form of bigotry, anti-Catholicism, is the only practice of the KKK which doesn't warrant mention ("SNL joke comparing Catholic Church to R. Kelly spurs ire of Brooklyn Diocese," Web, March 12). The church's cover-up of the abuses by the clergy has been a well-known secret for decades, almost as well-known as the virulent hatred of Catholicism by politicians and the media. This is the incestuousness of evil, and what better example exists than what occurred to the young man from Covington Catholic High School? This young man was in Washington to protest the further objectivization of human life by the Democrats when an adult in costume assailed him. Published March 17, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ocasio-Cortez should know better

At the recent SXSW fete, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has a narcissistic love affair with her own rhetoric, criticized capitalism ("Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses America of leaving jobless 'to die'," Web, March 11). She should look to her own mother, who is a victim of socialism. The elder Ocasio-Cortez mentioned that the reason she moved to Florida was not capitalism. Her house mortgage was paid in full. BOC, as the senior Ocasio-Cortez prefers to be called, moved due to New York's obscene taxation of $10,000 versus $600 in Florida. Published March 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: One tongue for all

Getting 87 percent of Americans to agree on anything is just about impossible. Puppies? Sunny days? Ice cream? Baseball? We suspect none of these would get 87 percent approval. We're a contentious lot. Published March 14, 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump should pardon Manafort

Clearly, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee and politically biased hack, should never have been allowed to sit in judgment of the Paul Manafort and Roger Stone cases ("Trump's ex-lawyer slams Obama-appointed judge for Manafort sentence: 'hysterical overreach,'" Web, March 13). Published March 14, 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. left using Soviet playbook

Thursday's front-page article, "Motivated or manipulated? Rise of youth climate activism fuels alarm over exploitation," advances a valid concern regarding the education of our youth. Published March 14, 2019

EDITORIAL: Congress must pass the bipartisan NOPEC to exploit good energy news

Since 1973 the U.S. economy has been at the mercy of tightly held oil producers masquerading as Middle Eastern sovereign states. Operating together as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, they've manipulated the price of oil, up and down and back again, taking trillions of dollars out of the United States. Published March 13, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Grants and rebates not same

"Making common cause against corporate handouts" (Web, March 12) contains a false premise: the declaration that "reduced taxes, tax rebates or outright grants" are economically equivalent. Published March 13, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dems corner themselves

Democrats have made no secret of their hatred for President Trump, but dislike of an individual alone is not grounds for impeachment. The normal legal procedure for initiating impeachment would be the investigation of alleged crimes by the president. This is in complete contrast to the approach now being adopted by the Democrat-controlled House to establish a series of investigations to ascertain whether any significant rules have been broken. Published March 13, 2019

EDITORIAL: Pricking the budget balloon

The labor of industrious Americans pumps tax revenue into the U.S. Treasury by the billions and trillions of dollars, and it's never enough. President Trump offers his administration's budget proposal for 2020, attempting to tip government spending to favor national security priorities, and his adversaries are lined up to halt him in his tracks. Preserving the nation's sovereignty while conserving its treasure is a fight worth having. Published March 12, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Would-be silencers gutless

I've been writing letters to The Washington Times for about eight years now. When I see an injustice or an issue that should be challenged, I feel compelled to speak out. Various people have contacted me over the years to express their appreciation for my writings. Some have stated that they felt the same way but didn't know how to put it into words, and they've encouraged me to keep writing. Recently, however, a vile note, which I am sure was in response to one of my published pieces, was sent to my home. Published March 12, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Democrats the party of free stuff

There is no longer a Democratic Party of statesmen such as the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson, Mike Mansfield and John F. Kennedy. We now have a progressive/liberal/socialist party, or as I call it, the PLS party. It caters to the masses, promising welfare goodies like salaries for all (regardless of whether work is involved), housing, medical care, food, etc. Why should the masses work for a living when most everything will be provided free? Little thought is given to the damage this does, robbing people of a sense of accomplishment and the opportunity to fulfill the American dream of achievement. It's all in the name of socialism, a failed system everywhere it has been implemented. Published March 12, 2019

EDITORIAL: Reparations is not the way to lend a helping hand

"Reparations" is the general bad idea that descendants of slaves should in some way be compensated financially, even at this late date. This idea was once restricted to the fringes of American politics. Mainstream Democrats, like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, didn't want to have anything to do with it. Published March 11, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stay firm on North Korea

Everyone needs to remember that North Korea only has nuclear weapons because China (and to some extent Russia) allowed them to. Published March 11, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Take wall funds from taxes

President Trump has never been one to back down from a fight, and according to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, it appears he will engage Congress again and ask for $8.6 billion for funds to build the border wall. Published March 11, 2019