THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Settling a score is what Robert Mueller does best

Friends don't let friends go to the clink. The conclusion that the nation is currently running on a dual justice system — a gentler, privileged system for Hillary Clinton and her cronies, and a harsh and unforgiving system for everyone else — is coming evident to everyone. Published December 5, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Antibiotics in food sickens

Rick Berman, who represents a front group that supports practices that harm animals and the environment, starts off his op-ed about antibiotics with a tale about romaine lettuce and E. coli ("How animal activists threaten animal welfare," Web, Dec. 3). He neglects to mention that leafy greens don't naturally harbor E. coli bacteria. It lives in the intestinal tracts and feces of warm-blooded animals. When cow, pig or chicken manure is used to fertilize crops or leaks into waterways, fruits and vegetables can become contaminated. Published December 5, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Solution to Facebook ‘monopoly’?

Lots of people do not like Facebook because of privacy concerns or because they think it is a social media monopoly. But there are currently no alternatives out there. The short answer regarding the fix is this: Congress would pass a law stating that everyone owns their own Facebook name and information, and Facebook (or any other new company) has to provide a network connection to allow other companies to import/export that information into the platform of your choice. Published December 5, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: In Puerto Rico, follow the money

San Juan Mayor Carmin Yulin Cruz Soto is name-calling, prevaricating and showboating again. Puerto Rico's media love her, but she's lying and making liars out of them. Published December 4, 2018

EDITORIAL: Google deposes God (it thinks)

Omniscience has always been regarded as the sole province of God, but now Google thinks it's big enough to depose Him. Aping the Almighty is the hubris that inevitably carries a price. The technology giant that bestrides the world of information is under assault on numerous fronts for getting a little too abusive of free speech. But if Google and the other giants of Silicon Valley are going to be true to their vow to "do the right thing," they will need help. Published December 4, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Make Congress do real reform

"Reforming our bureaucracy should be on Congress' agenda" (Web, Dec. 3) was a very good political commentary piece by John York on reforming the U.S. government. I would like to add another avenue that such a reformation effort could travel. In the 1980s the Department of Defense initiated the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) effort. The president named a nine-person committee known as the BRAC Committee. These nine people met, held hearings to get outside input and then submitted to the president a list of installations they thought should be closed or realigned. Published December 4, 2018

EDITORIAL: George Herbert Walker Bush, the author of a long life well lived

They clearly don't make 'em like George H.W. Bush any more. There's no longer much of a market for presidents dedicated to decency, dignity, and unabashed service to God and country. Published December 3, 2018

EDITORIAL: California’s muscular moral code

Can California be saved? The Golden State, as it calls itself, grows ever more tarnished by the silly, the fatuous and the childish. And you thought gold doesn't tarnish. Published December 3, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Even France sees tax flaw

The "yellow jacket" riots in Paris over French President Emmanuel Macron's added gas tax demonstrate that many French who favor socialism, which results in monstrous government debt and high unemployment, are learning that the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's observation about socialism (it is fine until you run out of other people's money), is indeed a truism, not a quip ("'Yellow jackets will triumph': 133 injured, 412 arrested in Paris protest riot," Web, Dec. 2). Published December 3, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left thrives on disconnecting us

Your editorial "Misery in the midst of plenty" (Web, Dec. 2) thoughtfully juxtaposes the vibrant American economy with our not-so-vibrant "connectedness to community." Is this not the irony of ironies: that what sociologists call the "crisis of connection" grows in tandem with the explosive popularity of online social media? Published December 3, 2018

EDITORIAL: It’s not just the economy

Donald Trump's economic optimism bemused the economists (and irritated Democrats) when he remarked during the 2016 presidential campaign that America would soon produce too much abundance. "We'll have so much prosperity you'll say it's too much." Published December 2, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Founders didn’t foresee all

The Founders intended for people to have "the right to keep and bear arms" in order to fend off a tyrannical government. However, they could not have anticipated the advances of technology (i.e., semi- and automatic weapons and beyond). Even if the latter type of weapons falls under Second Amendment rights, I would argue that future weapons of much greater damage potential would need government regulation. For example, a small nuclear or laser device that could destroy a city block (or a whole city) would be too dangerous for purchase by the average citizen. Published December 2, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left’s collusion verifiable

After listening to an interview given by Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia saying that President Trump will be abusing his power if he pardons Michael Cohen, a former business partner, I couldn't help but think there is a double standard regarding violation of our laws. Published December 2, 2018

EDITORIAL: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reports from the abyss

Who knew a freshperson congressperson could so shake the foundations of the republic, and rattle the world beyond. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who won a seat in the Bronx last month, sees her victory as "a watershed moment in world history akin to landing on the moon." Published December 2, 2018

EDITORIAL: Lopez Obrador looks a lot like most of his disappointing predecessors

It's not a good sign when a president's approval rating slips under water before he assumes the office. But that's the lot of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who will be sworn in Saturday as the new president of Mexico. Published November 29, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Treat intruders accordingly

No one has the right to enter your home without an invitation. In most states, a homeowner has the right to kill an intruder. Similarly, no one has a right to simply enter the United States. Published November 29, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Socialism was always unfair

The Mayflower, carrying 102 pilgrims and 30 crew members, landed at Provincetown Harbor off the coast of Massachusetts in November of 1620. Many of the colonists barely survived the harsh winters of 1620 and 1621. Many others died. Published November 29, 2018

EDITORIAL: Resolving the U.S.-trade dispute is a recipe for global prosperity

The United States and China could someday be the ham and eggs, the peanut butter and jelly, of international commerce. Instead of complementing each other's innovative and industrial acumen, however, the two superpowers have fallen into a trade relationship that, like oil and water, is a recipe for economic indigestion. Only if China swallows its pride and endorses the U.S. appeal for fair trade at the Group of 20 summit beginning Friday in Buenos Aires can both nations come away from the table with success. Published November 28, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left using ‘Rules’ against Trump

Has it occurred to anyone but me that for the past two years America's entrenched establishment has been using Saul Alinsky's tactics of radicalism to destroy America's duly elected president? Alinsky was the self-styled Chicago communist, activist and community organizer whose acolytes brought a young Barack Obama into the fold. He is the man who wrote the book "Rules for Radicals," which he dedicated to Lucifer, the devil, for being the first 'radical' by opposing God. Published November 28, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: True purpose of amendment

I suspect there are more than a few Americans who do not fully understand why our Founders gave us the Second Amendment. Many seem to think its purpose is to protect our self-defense and hunting rights, but that is not so. Published November 28, 2018