THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: State sentenced baby to death

The Charlie Gard case has exposed forever hereafter the ideological hypocrisy of "experts" for "the state" ("Charlie Gard's fate was at mercy of British government, not parents," Web, July 24). The state affirms a woman's right to choose to kill her unborn child but simultaneously denies the right of two loving parents to choose to save the life of their born son. Published July 26, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Let market decide insurance fate

The man-made disaster we call Obamacare needs to be repealed -- and not replaced with anything. Millions of people were forced to give up health-insurance policies with which they were perfectly happy, so claims that "millions will lose their coverage" when Obamacare hits the dumpster ring hollow. Millions of Americans have signed up kicking and screaming because they want medical insurance, while millions more signed up on the miserable exchange website only because the IRS would levy fines on them if they didn't. Published July 26, 2017

EDITORIAL: Wasting away on Obamacare

The sad Obamacare saga continues, like a particularly weepy soap opera. The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to open debate on the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace, which was a procedural victory for the Republicans, and even that required the vice president to break a tie vote. Meanwhile, a badly broken health care system continues to leak dollars by the billions. Published July 25, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Current bill worse than status quo

The Better Care Reconciliation Act is a cruel proposal. It guts Medicaid, an insurance program on which 74 million Americans -- including many seniors living in nursing homes -- rely. Millions of others covered under the Affordable Care Act will be subject to new, skyrocketing premiums, higher co-pays and reduced coverage, if they can afford insurance at all. Published July 25, 2017

EDITORIAL: Another frontier for Nanny

Sugar is the villain in a dietary game that any number can play, and now the lawyers have figured out how to combine sugar and race in an assault on soda pop. Published July 25, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Jail Abbas for incitement

With the recent murder of three Israelis, a father and two children, in their home, the toll from Palestinian terrorist attacks in the past few days has reached five. Instead of accepting responsibility, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas acts yet again as the aggrieved party after inciting his Palestinian-Arab terrorists to commit murder. Published July 25, 2017

EDITORIAL: Angling with a taste for Trump

Guilt casts a wide shadow in an interconnected world. As special counsel Robert Mueller expands his investigation to ever wider circles of the relationship, as it might be, between the Trump presidential campaign and all things Russian, the list of those falling under official suspicion grows longer. Published July 24, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Oregon abortion push beyond pale

Of all the life-threatening medical maladies a government could mandate others pay for, Oregon dictated that procured abortions be provided for all ("Oregon House Democrats pass bill providing free abortions for all, including illegal aliens," Web, July 2). The desperation and insecurity of those who propose that abortion is a choice couldn't be any clearer. Published July 24, 2017

EDITORIAL: The war against the Christians

Persecution of Christians continues in certain parts of the world, mostly in the Middle East and throughout South and Southeast Asia, but it rarely gets much attention even in the Western media. Even many churchmen in the West turn a blind eye. Published July 24, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trudeau is the terrorists’ useful idiot

The West is in a worldwide war with terrorism and has been for many years ("The travesty of rewarding a terrorist," Web, July 23). A global battle such as this is not just a "domestic squabble," as stated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Published July 24, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Guns for defense only

Like civilians, law-enforcement officers possess deadly weapons only to defend themselves or others ("Timeline of Justine Damond shooting," Web, July 21). Questionable killings by police officers, such as the Damond shooting earlier this month in Minneapolis, require that police academies and any implicit "warrior" culture to be examined. Only combatants under the laws of war may legally initiate killing, and even then they may only kill armed enemy combatants, never civilians. Published July 24, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Selling out Americans for profit

It is incredible that Congress can pass legislation and quietly chip away at our privacy protection while the public sits unaware. Of course, the mainstream media doesn't report on such matters; it is too obsessed with President Trump and Obamacare. Published July 23, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Something sinister afoot?

I've been adding things up. Our government is unmanned at the highest levels in many crucial areas, most worrisomely in the State Department, the head of which is in deep for Russian oil. So many of President Trump's cabinet members have ties to Russia. Mr. Trump has given Russia status by meeting one-on-one with Vladimir Putin. Disturbingly, many Christians on the right now are enthralled with Mr. Putin. Departments are being dismantled, as many of our individual protections are being voted away by Congress. Published July 23, 2017

EDITORIAL: What a deal!

A judge in Tennessee has offered repeat offenders of minor crimes a deal: He'll reduce their jail time if they submit to sterilization. Those who take the deal get 30 days off their sentences. If they agree to take a class on the dangers of doing drugs with children in the home, he'll take off another two days of jail time. Published July 23, 2017

EDITORIAL: Protecting the open mind

In his 1987 best-seller "The Closing of the American Mind," the late Allan Bloom lamented "how higher education had failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students." It's worse now, thanks in no small part to militant left-wing students who, not content to close their own minds, insist on the right to close the minds of others. Published July 23, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t give police license to kill

I wonder how it is that people who have called 911 get shot by the responding police officers. In Minneapolis last weekend an Australian woman, Justine Damond, called 911 to report an assault ("Questions remain surrounding fatal Minnesota police shooting," Web, July 18). Published July 20, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Undoing U.K. mess no cakewalk

It is probably correct that Brexit will not be easy for the Brits ("Brexit won't be painless for U.K., say experts," Web, July 18). However, it provides a valuable learning experience for those who steered Great Britain into that nest of European socialism many years ago. Published July 20, 2017

EDITORIAL: Reforming government robbery

There's nothing "civil" about civil asset forfeiture. It's a law enforcement practice of seizing assets of suspects, who may or may not have broken the law, and it invites abuse. But Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to expand it. Published July 20, 2017

EDITORIAL: A resurgence of the arsenal

President Trump has taken the "Made in America" stamp on American consumer goods and put it to wider use as a slogan to inspire an economic and manufacturing renaissance. He's not the first. Bob Hope was the face of a similar campaign four decades ago, with limited success. For consumers weary of goods with "Made in China" invariably stamped on them, this is a welcome thing. Published July 20, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Greens should repay costs

The article "Colorado recall erupts into proxy battle on fracking between green groups, industry" (Web, July 18) was an interesting read. National green groups have been pushing for local fracking bans and recalls of local elected officials for years with little regard for the impact it will have on their finances. This has been on display in Youngstown, Ohio, where anti-fracking groups have unsuccessfully sought six times to ban fracking. Published July 19, 2017