THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s goal is punting, not victory

It's fortunate that my television survived the presidential address last week. There were so many times during the speech that I was almost driven to hysteria. Published September 17, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Virginia can’t afford six more years of Warner

Have Virginians had enough of Obamacare and Sen. Mark R. Warner? According to recent, disturbing news, Obamacare is about to hit Virginians very hard once again, with 250,000 Virginians about to lose their health insurance thanks to it. Published September 17, 2014

EDITORIAL: The Obama disease takes toll on economy

Ronald Reagan's famous question that sank Jimmy Carter in 1980 — "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" — could be reprised to measure the performance of Barack Obama and the Democrats. Published September 16, 2014

EDITORIAL: The monument man, by executive order

The federal government already owns most of the land in Utah, and Mr. Obama has his eye on a prime parcel of 1.4 million acres near the Canyonlands National Park. With a wave of his autopen, he can banish development, declaring the Greater Canyonlands a "national monument." Published September 16, 2014

EDITORIAL: U.S. defector to N. Korea: What was I thinking?

Matthew Miller, of Bakersfield, Calif., wanted to sample socialist paradise and imagined he would find it in North Korea. When he landed in Pyongyang he tore up his tourist visa and declared he was seeking asylum. This was not a good idea. Published September 16, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Count Witherspoon among greatest Scots

Wesley Pruden's column on Scotland's vote for independence nicely described America's Scottish heritage, especially with respect to our Founding Fathers' generation ("Scotland the brave, on the brink," Web, Sept. 15). Published September 16, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama should attack ISIS like he does the GOP

President Obama's strategy for dealing with the Islamic State is as obvious as it is moronic from a military standpoint. Published September 16, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama equivocates on Islamic radicals

The brutal, murderous behavior of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is an embarrassment for President Obama. It's difficult to determine whether it's any more than that to him, however. Published September 16, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traffic cameras are little more than cash cows

It's unfortunate that the technology involved in the use of cameras to identify traffic violators has been hijacked by bureaucrats intent on getting more funds under their control. Published September 16, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: It’s time the GOP used the left’s tactics

The recent flap over a D.C. public school assignment asking sixth-grade students to compare Adolf Hitler and President George W. Bush begs for a follow-up assignment. Published September 16, 2014

EDITORIAL: The Internet ‘slowdown’ power grab

Traffic to major online destinations such as Netflix and Reddit slowed to a crawl last week in a symbolic protest known as "Internet Slowdown Day." Published September 15, 2014

EDITORIAL: Carol ‘Stassen’ Schwartz’s vanity candidacy for D.C. mayor

The campaign slogan for Carol Schwartz's quixotic quest to be mayor of the District of Columbia could well be "The fifth time's the charm." Published September 15, 2014

EDITORIAL: Dealing with a disgraceful tax code

Millions of Americans entrust their financial information to private accountants, lest they fill out the dreaded 1040 tax form on their own. When things go wrong, and they're overcharged, they sometimes lodge a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service. Published September 15, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Support Gohmert’s D.C. tax-exemption bill

In the editorial "A 51st-state fantasy" (Web, Sept. 11), The Washington Times' editors conclude that "Statehood for the District of Columbia is an idea whose time has not come, and never will." Published September 15, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Memories of Vietnam flooding back

No doubt Secretary of State John F. Kerry has forgotten his memories of Vietnam, but I have not (Commentary, "Playing a president on TV," Web, Sept. 12). Published September 15, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is this anyone’s idea of presidential leadership?

President Obama has a plethora of czars and advisers, and appears almost daily on television reminding the nation that he is commander in chief. Published September 15, 2014

EDITORIAL: Firing the speech police

The First Amendment is so clear, so simple, and so direct that only a politician could misunderstand it. Published September 12, 2014

EDITORIAL: ‘Green’ billionaires hate oil, but eagerly profit from it

America's largest environmental groups earn millions from crude oil. The Nature Conservancy, for example, owns an oil well in Texas and has $23 million invested in energy stocks. Published September 12, 2014

EDITORIAL: A historic vote for Scotland

Scotland the brave, the ancestral home of millions of the sturdiest and most independent of Americans, will vote Thursday whether to secede to become once more an independent nation. The United Kingdom would be united no more. Published September 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bipartisan malfeasance in the Middle East

President Obama can never take no for an answer or admit that he made a mistake. When he screws up, he likes to "double down." Published September 12, 2014