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French President Emmanuel Macron leaves after delivering a speech on 'The presentation of the strategy for ecology transition', at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 27 2018. Macron said the government will find a way to delay tax increases on fuel during periods when world oil prices are rising. The move aims to reproduce the situation that has led to protests in recent days, some of which have become violent and even marred the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in central Paris. Behind reads: Change together. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP)

EDITORIAL: France’s fuel-tax follies

The Earth travels its appointed course through the heavens without effort, but not much moves across its surface without oil. That fact is now painfully apparent in France, where the result of confiscatory environmental taxes has sparked a riotous citizen fury. Published November 27, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Revisit Trump tax idea

A problem that affects and hurts many American families is the high cost of a college education. I propose a change: Turn college student loans into college student scholarships so that one day, not every college graduate will have to start their working lives deeply in debt. Published November 27, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Time to curb Supreme Court

Although Chief Justice John Roberts may object to President Trump stating the obvious regarding the federal judiciary, it nevertheless exposes a fundamental flaw in our Constitution ("Judges likely to side with party who named them," Web, Nov. 26). Published November 27, 2018

A migrant child playfully sticks out his tongue as others stand in line to receive food outside the Benito Juarez Sports Center serving as a temporary shelter for Central American migrants who traveled north in a caravan, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and says that he has asked the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants who have arrived in the city. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

EDITORIAL: The caravan arrives, and with it the inevitable chaos, confusion

A funny thing about caravans. They move. In the weeks before the midterm congressional elections, the Democrats and the media chastised President Trump for the attention he paid to the caravan of thousands of migrants moving steadily from Central America, through Mexico, toward the American border. Published November 26, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Taiwan wants peace with China

Kudos to the people of Taiwan for once again demonstrating the strength of their vibrant democratic system through a successful round of elections ("Taiwanese voters rebuke Constitutional Court, reject same-sex marriage," Web, Nov. 25). This impressive exercise has clarified the strength of their vibrant democratic system and is an example of democracy in action for the Indo-Pacific region. Equally impressive, however, has been the voters' expressed dissatisfaction with President Tsai Ing-wen and her party, not only for the sluggish economy, continuing low wages and wealth gap, but also the worsening of relations with China since she came into power in 2016. Published November 26, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a signing ceremony for the Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

EDITORIAL: Japan’s acute shortage of labor threatens to alter an ancient culture

Japan is about to take its most culture-altering step since Gen. Douglas MacArthur restructured Japanese society in the wake of World War II. With no apparent alternative to sustain the highly-skilled workforce that is the key to a successful economy, the Japanese are moving ahead with a scheme to import foreign workers, some of them to stay permanently. Published November 25, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Charge Clinton now

Hillary Clinton continues to publicly pontificate about various subjects. There is even talk of her running again for president in 2020. Published November 25, 2018

In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, photo, visitors walk past a fort at Plymouth Plantation living history museum village, in Plymouth, Mass., where visitors can get a glimpse into the world of the 1627 Pilgrim village. Plymouth, where the Pilgrims came ashore in 1620, is gearing up for a 400th birthday, and everyone's invited, especially the native people whose ancestors wound up losing their land and their lives. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

EDITORIAL: Artificial intelligence would have eliminated the early settlers at Plymouth

It's not easy for moderns to wrap their minds around the challenges of the first settlers when they sat down to the first Thanksgiving table, folded their hands and asked the Lord's blessings. The spirit of serving divine providence, of braving frightening forces of nature, of laboring with unwavering perseverance, is actually as rare as summer snow in any generation. If the sojourners of yore had been afforded the advantages of today's artificial intelligence in crunching the possibilities of success, odds are they would have stayed home. Smart machines may be, but an algorithm can't account for the invisible spark of human ambition. Published November 22, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump right on Saudi Arabia

President Trump is right to resolve the recent crisis with Saudi Arabia by using common sense regarding the murder of a part-time, pro-Shiite, liberal newspaper columnist who was also a Muslim Brotherhood activist. The president retained the important and needlessly imperiled alliance with Saudi Arabia during our war in the Middle East against Iran, Russia and Syria. He is protecting America and our workers in a tempest-in-the-teapot, blame-America-first, self-made crisis. Published November 22, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Two justice systems

The reports that President Trump wanted the Department of Justice to prosecute Hillary Clinton and James Comey and it refused, citing political consideration, proves what most Americans have believed for decades: There is a two-tier justice system, one that prosecutes citizens and government officials the ruling class doesn't like, and another that protects the worst conduct, including possible treasonous behavior. Published November 22, 2018

In this Nov. 15, 2018, photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leaves a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi’s bid to return as House speaker is putting newly elected Democrats in a spot. The speaker’s vote will among the first votes cast in the new Congress, with all eyes will be watching -- and cameras rolling for TV ads -- to see if the incoming freshmen who promised to oppose Pelosi on the campaign trail will actually do so in the House chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Nancy Pelosi, struggling for air, gets a boost from Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi, that avatar "of San Francisco values," received a note of support from an unlikely ally the other day. She got a fan letter from Donald Trump. Against a backdrop of the gossip, some more informed than other, that she might not get enough votes in her caucus to regain the speakership, the president tweeted: "I can get Nancy Pelosi as many votes as she wants in order for her to be Speaker of the House. She deserves this victory, she has earned it. But there are those in her party who are trying to take her away. She will win!" Published November 20, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Congress must do job we pay for

Considering the very substantial growth of the economy and job numbers this year, President Trump and Congress should keep up the good work. As the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said: "There are significant differences between the American and European version of capitalism. The Americans traditionally emphasize the need for limited government, light regulations, low taxes and maximum labour-market flexibility. Its success has been shown above all in the ability to create jobs, in which it is consistently more successful than Europe." And Congress and all of us should take into account Mrs. Thatcher's observation from experience: "The problem with socialism is that you run out of other people's money." Published November 20, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Murders inexplicable

The horrific murders of Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts and unborn child Nico have garnered national attention and riveted the country with both horror and amazement ("Chris Watts, man who strangled wife and killed his 2 girls, sentenced to life," Web, Nov. 19). That this was a seemingly all-American-type family makes it all the more difficult to fathom that Watts, husband and father, confessed to murdering them all. Published November 20, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Recall Swalwell now

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has threatened gun-owning American citizens with nuclear strikes if we refuse to surrender our firearms ("Democratic Rep. Swalwell warns gun owners that 'government has nukes,'" Web, Nov. 16). Just who in the military do you think will use a nuke on a U.S. citizen or group of citizens for exercising their constitutional rights, Mr. Swalwell? Published November 19, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Boot Hamas from Gaza

Following the 2014 Hamas-Israel conflict, the United Nations (no friend of Israel) reported that Israel had a right to prevent weapons getting into Gaza. After the recent weeks of attacks on Israel's Gaza border and the firing of 500 rockets in one day, including tank missiles, at Israeli civilian targets, there can be no further disagreement that Israel is fully justified in its embargo. Published November 19, 2018

In this photo taken May 2018 and released by Yulong Snow Mountain Glacier and Environmental Observation Research Station on Oct. 18, 2018, the Baishui Glacier No.1 is visible next to a tourist viewing platform high in the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the southern province of Yunnan in China. Scientists say the glacier is one of the fastest melting glaciers in the world due to climate change and its relative proximity to the Equator. It has lost 60 percent of its mass and shrunk 250 meters since 1982. (Yulong Snow Mountain Glacier and Environmental Observation Research Station via AP)

EDITORIAL: A quiet solar period may be just the thing to cool global-warming fear

When snow covers the ground even as autumn leaves flaunt their colors, it's a sign that winter is running ahead of schedule. There's no use griping about the weather. Everybody talks about the weather, Mark Twain observed, but nobody does anything about it. Humans keep a seasonal calendar and the world of nature has its own. And just when the savants of science think they've found the key to natural powers, unseen forces demonstrate that, like the lesson of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," their wisdom is mostly from Mickey Mouse. Published November 19, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ban Acosta permanently

I have witnessed televised presidential press conferences going back to the days of President Eisenhower, and in all those years I have never seen behavior as disgusting as what I saw during the Nov. 7 White House briefing involving CNN's Jim Acosta ("White House again threatens Acosta's pass; CNN seeks hearing," Web, Nov. 19). In fact, based upon those actions, Mr. Acosta deserves permanent White House press-pass revocation. Published November 19, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Close Mueller probe now

Why is the illegitimate Mueller investigation still unfolding? Why is our tax money being wasted on fake investigators and so-called lawyers? We are almost into two years of the non-Senate-approved, illegal "deep dive" that has found no collusion by the current president. Published November 18, 2018