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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Draft would do youth good

While the Republicans and Democrats do battle for supremacy over which party will run the country, our youths are out in the world without discipline or respect. A recent segment on youth violence on TV's "The O'Reilly Factor" got me to thinking. Kids in inner cities are killing each other with impunity. Parents have given up and schools have become battlegrounds. Published May 22, 2016

A new sticker designates a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale high school Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Seattle. President Obama’s directive ordering schools to accommodate transgender students has been controversial in some places but since 2012 Seattle has mandated that transgender students be able to use of the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Nearly half of the district’s 15 high schools already have gender neutral bathrooms and one high school has had a transgender bathroom for 20 years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

EDITORIAL: The confusing etiquette of gender confusion

"Bein' good isn't always easy," as an old folk song puts it, and begin' politically correct in the brave new America is extraordinarily difficult. Who can keep up with what's new in confusion and abuse? Published May 22, 2016

In this Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 photo, a central Illinois corn farmer begins to harvest this years crops of corn in Pleasant Plains, Ill. Wet, cool conditions across much of Illinois have put farmers behind schedule in bringing their corn in from the fields, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

EDITORIAL: EPA wants to dilute fuel with ethanol

Washington overflows with bad ideas. The Environmental Protection Agency's ethanol mandate for truck and automobile fuel is a big one. Rather than think again unworkable rules, the EPA doubles down, or in this case doubles up, raising the bar for compliance ever higher. If cars would run best on ethanol, the federal government wouldn't have to force it on the American motorist. Published May 22, 2016

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2014 file photo, New York Police Department officer Joshua Jones wears a VieVu body camera on his chest during a news conference in New York. Boston police had promised to launch a pilot program to outfit officers with body cameras by April 2016, but now are saying it will be closer to June. It's superintendent is publicly doubting whether the cameras are needed at all, and Community meetings are being held to debate the matter. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

EDITORIAL: The body-camera effect

Violent crime in America leaves a growing body count in its wake. Authorities disagree over whether the trend is simply statistical noise or a predictable result of relaxed policing in the wake of several explosive policing incidents. Published May 19, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bernie Sanders’ undercover communism

When it comes to slapping down a coat of whitewash, any "socialist" or "progressive" running around Washington in donkey overalls can lay it on a whole lot thicker than Tom Sawyer. Bernie Sanders is fond of telling folks he's only a harmless "social Democrat," knowing full well that his audience isn't educated enough or is too young to remember that it was Vladimir Lenin who first coined and assumed that moniker because the word "communist" rightly scared the heck out of people. Published May 19, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump: The alternative to Hillary Clinton

Only a month ago (a millennium in the era of social media and the hundreds of Internet "news" sites) the Republican Party was just about ready for an autopsy. The Grand Old Party was dead, rotting from the headless top, and Donald Trump was about to be buried by Hillary Clinton, perhaps by 60 points. Woe was all. Published May 19, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Privatization would worsen Metro

Last week, Washington Times writer Deborah Simmons wrote a baseless piece supporting the outsourcing and privatization of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) transit system ("Metro workers slam union, WMATA," Web, May 12). Published May 19, 2016

Money and Powerball tickets change hands at the Sunnybrook Tavern and Liquor Store, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 in Fort Washington, Md. The estimated Powerball jackpot was holding steady at $1.5 billion just hours ahead of Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, night's drawing, though same-day ticket sales could push the record-breaking amount even higher. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Powerball numbers for Wednesday, May 18 revealed

Powerball officials drew numbers Wednesday for a $60 million prize, a week after a family ticket pool in New Jersey claimed a $429 million prize from 11 days ago. Published May 18, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hit back on RICO suit

Kudos to The Washington Times' Valerie Richardson for her reporting on the global warming industry's misdeeds ("Exxon threatened with 'climate deceit' lawsuit in latest effort to penalize dissent," Web, May 17). As for those 17 Democratic attorneys general trying to bring suit against Exxon Mobil and applying Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statues, it seems to me the tables could quite easily be turned. Published May 18, 2016

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become a liberal leader both literally and symbolically, as she holds Edward M. Kennedy's old Senate seat after it briefly fell into the Republican hands of Scott Brown. Enthusiasm around Mrs. Warren now resembles the wild optimism that surrounded Mr. Obama's campaign in early 2008, when he received a coveted endorsement from Kennedy. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Elizabeth Warren would be more of the same on the Democratic ticket

If the millennials can't have Bernie Sanders at the top of the Democratic ticket, Hillary Clinton is feeling the burn (if not the bern) to put Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the bottom of the ticket. This would wreathe the campaign in clouds and tendrils of estrogen, the female "gender" hormone, and give Hillary the opportunity to set two precedents in one. Published May 18, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why stop at Christians?

Mark Tushnet, that learned Harvard professor of constitutional law and theory, has certainly hit the nail on the head ("Harvard professor: Start treating Christian conservatives like Nazis," Web, May 10). His recommendation that society treat conservative Christians the way we treated Nazis rings as loud and clear as a hammer blow on a crystal night. Published May 18, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Politically correct terms can’t whitewash truth

The Democrats are very astute in revising their political vernacular in order to suit their politically deceptive purposes. For example, a "tax-and-spend liberal" has become a "revenue-and-investment progressive." The terms "liberal" and "progressive" are used to disguise a socialist, as evidenced by the evolution of the Democratic Party since 1968. Published May 17, 2016

His story: White House adviser Ben Rhodes wrote that a main objective should be to "reinforce the president and the administration's strength." (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Ben Rhodes must account for lies about Iran deal

Once upon a time every congressman on Capitol Hill would have put on his fighting clothes to punish someone who not only lied to them about a subject of great national import, but boasted that he lied — and now dares Congress to do something about it. Published May 17, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Sex change’ science fiction

President Obama is deliberately ignoring a scientific fact that everyone should have learned in elementary school ("Obama administration orders transgender bathroom access in all public schools," Web, May 13). Published May 17, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reverse anti-Taiwan policy

On May 16, 1966, Chinese dictator Mao Zedong unleashed the murderous Cultural Revolution, which ended a decade later with his death and more than 40 million victims killed. Years after an economic recovery with miraculous capitalist ideas, Chinese President Xi Jinping is pursuing a "China Dream" based on Mao's Communist plans. Published May 16, 2016

U.S. servicemen prepare to fire AT4 light anti-armour weapon during joint military exercises at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, May 14, 2016. About 1,300 U.S., British and Georgian troops started this week conducting joint exercises aimed at training the former Soviet republic's military for participation in the NATO Response Force. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

EDITORIAL: Next president must rebuild U.S. defenses

Maybe money can't buy happiness, but it can buy security and survival. From "safe spaces" on college campuses to "bug-out" shelters in the woods, Americans are looking for safety in a frightful world. One solution should precede all others: a refortified U.S. military. Published May 16, 2016

In this March 17, 2016, file photo, travelers wait in line for security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: TSA falls into chaos, delay

The good news is that summer and vacations are almost at hand. The bad news is that this year getting there won't be even half the fun. Some of the nation's airports, traffic managers and thousands of travelers have been overwhelmed by the first wave of summer travelers. Published May 16, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Paul Ryan, Donald Trump should compromise

It would be beneficial for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to choose a different venue to voice his policy disputes with Donald Trump. As speaker, Mr. Ryan can air his concerns with Mr. Trump via his control of the legislative process. Further, any dispute that Mr. Ryan has can be worked out through negotiation. Indeed, the Founding Fathers created the separation of the legislative and executive branches so that different policies and viewpoints could be discussed and adopted. Published May 16, 2016

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hiroshima was joint effort

As President Obama prepares to visit Hiroshima on his trip to Japan this month, it is worth noting that most reporting about the 1945 bombing of that city omits salient facts about the bomb. Published May 15, 2016