THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Government, butt out of education

No wonder Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who advocates for free college (among other freebies), appeals to young voters with little or no civic education behind them. Before the Department of Education was created by President Jimmy Carter, it was possible for a person to work their way through college and then graduate debt-free. Published February 11, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Here we go again

A growing segment of the left-of-center electorate, having been roused by the noxious idea of free services for all and the Green New Deal fantasy, is now comfortable with a feel-good approach to complicated societal problems rather than fact-based analyses. Socialism and its handmaiden, autocratic governance, is attractive to this cohort of voters who do not understand that this is the quicksand that sinks the historically illiterate. Published February 11, 2019

EDITORIAL: Japan becomes the world’s fourth-most powerful military

Japan emerged from World War II as a crushed survivor of its own ambition and cruelty, despised by the Asia it described as a "partner" in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Asia was a very junior "partner" indeed. Published February 10, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Feelings owe much to biology

Research shows that babies of all races innately prefer the close proximity of other members of their own race, although the gradual acquisition of racial intolerance is typically environmental, such as from parents or extended caregivers. So one's natural notation of others' skin color is instinctive. Published February 10, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘New Green Deal’ laughable

By churning out her "New Green Deal," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has shown the entire world just how insane her politics really are. The woman who wasted her education, became a bartender and then became an unschooled congresswoman seems to have run out of steam. Published February 10, 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Wise up, America

When will the United States wise up? Its political divisions are creating havoc with our future security positions. Published February 7, 2019

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are babies’ rights?

Birth control options include barrier methods, such as male and female condoms and contraceptive sponges, and hormonal methods, such as birth control pills, vaginal rings and implantable rods. Published February 7, 2019

EDITORIAL: The president’s eye on Iran

Diplomat-speak is not President Trump's greatest talent, but recognizing threats to U.S. national security is, and the civilized world can be grateful. Published February 7, 2019

EDITORIAL: America liked what President Trump had to say, even if liberal critics didn’t

President Trump's State of the Union speech was perhaps the best speech of his presidency and one of the best State of the Union speeches of any president of the modern era. Published February 6, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Whither goest the left?

I'm a lifelong independent voter. I've voted for both Democrats and Republicans in my 53 years of voting, but today's Democrats concern me. Their growing support for socialism, their frightening loose interpretation of the right to life, and their unwillingness to support any wall at our southern border does little to convince me they have American-citizen safety as their primary concern. Published February 6, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Border wall a matter of safety

I am a former elected Democratic Party precinct committeeman and a former elected delegate to the state convention of Democrats for nominating statewide candidates. I disagree with Democrats in the Congress who refuse to vote for money to build a border wall. Published February 6, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Driving out the wealth

Fox Business reported recently that 5,700 millionaires left the New York City-New Jersey area in 2018 because of high taxes. And that number could increase in 2019 because many "progressives" are calling for even more tax increases. If they get their way, the competitive nature of those areas will decrease even further. Since high taxes shrink the tax base, in many cases we have reached the point where raising taxes is counterproductive. Published February 5, 2019

EDITORIAL: China’s slowing economy

The growth of the Chinese economy has slowed to the lowest in three decades, suggesting peril to world security by the second-largest economy and principal trader. When China spits, as the proverb goes, Asia swims. The rest of the world gets wet feet, too. Published February 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Congress must act on vaccine paranoia

The staggering number of children suffering from and dying from the current measles outbreak in this country is reprehensible ("Officials urge vaccinations amid Northwest measles outbreak," Web, Jan. 28). This crisis in the American Northwest is not an isolated incident, and with no leaders taking the reins to end the torrent of misinformation responsible, it stands to reason that many more young people will fall victim to these completely preventable illnesses. Published February 5, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: When officeholders behave badly

Whether Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is or is not the individual pictured in his yearbook in certainly what is an inappropriate pose for a public official, he still has the right to remain as governor since it was an indiscretion from his youth. Previous public officials have conducted much more serious political transgressions — with two prime examples being Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, and Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, with both actually being members of the KKK. Published February 4, 2019

EDITORIAL: Trump likes to be unpredictable, the State of the Union address is his chance to do so

The Constitution requires that the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." For Donald Trump, that "time to time" will fall Tuesday evening. Published February 4, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Marijuana leads to harder drugs

Legalization of recreational marijuana use is being advocated by lunatics or liars. That's my conclusion as a former director of a residential ministry to drug and alcoholic addicted men for 10 years, and who also headed up a special counseling project for a few years with addicted men in a local prison. Practically to a man, the testimony was, marijuana started them onto years of harder drugs. Published February 4, 2019