THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Obama’s amazing shrinking economy

America's economy is backsliding again, and it's too late now for Barack Obama to put the blame on George. It can't be his fault, so the weather is taking the fall for the 1 percent decline in the gross domestic product. Published June 2, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Retake the Senate to get country back

The crux of the mounting problems we Americans face today stems from the contempt leftists have for our Constitution ("Sacrificing constitutional duty to political party," Web, May 30). Published June 2, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop ‘Chicken Little’ politics

For more than five decades, government officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties have used the caring and trusting nature of Americans to take away our liberty. Published June 2, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘What difference’ Hillary’s new book makes? None

Hillary Rodham Clinton has a long, documented history of lies and deceit, and her latest book, "Hard Choices," confirms the truth of the adage "You are what you were when" ("Clinton 'proud' of diplomatic accomplishments," Web, May 27). Published June 2, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To reverse country’s course, vote

After 5 years of President Obama's broken promises, blaming of others for his failures, unconstitutional executive orders to bypass Congress and a failed health care law, it is time to make a change. Published June 2, 2014

EDITORIAL: The Shinseki example

Eric K. Shinseki is a decorated combat veteran of the war in Vietnam, where he won three Bronze Stars. A talent for retreat is not something combat veterans cultivate easily, and on Friday Mr. Shinseki learned a brutal truth in the ways of Washington warfare. Published May 30, 2014

EDITORIAL: Harry Reid, monuments man

Politicians love raising memorials to themselves and their agendas, and never with their own money. Published May 30, 2014

EDITORIAL: When restraint of trade is worse than a toothache

Arkansas is cracking down on discounted million-dollar smiles. Published May 30, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop separating out veterans’ health care

The editorial "Vouchers for veterans" (May 29) echoes what has been rattling in my head for days: Why is there a separate system for medical care of veterans? Published May 30, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: There are no perfect candidates

I am very pro-life, but I agree with Dr. Ben S. Carson on voting practically rather than on principle ("Why the greater good sometimes necessitates compromise," Web, May 27). Published May 30, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Pope showed political hand in Israel

Unfortunately, the actions of Pope Francis in honoring Holocaust survivors and his appearances at the tomb of Theodore Herzl, the Western Wall and Yad Vashem come too little, too late to compensate for his previous displays both in Jordan and the Palestinian territories. Published May 30, 2014

EDITORIAL: Outrage in Sudan, indifference from Obama

The Obama administration merely watches as a foreign country prepares to hang an American for her faith. The government of Sudan has convicted one Dr. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishig for the "crime" of religious apostasy. Published May 29, 2014

EDITORIAL: Edward Snowden’s dilemma deepens

The dilemma in judging Edward Snowden deepened with the television interview, in which he tried to answer the basic criticisms leveled against him. Published May 29, 2014

EDITORIAL: The first lady’s food fight

Michelle Obama has challenged congressional Republicans to a food fight. Published May 29, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama presidency marked by emptiness

It is said that the eyes are the mirror of the soul. Have you ever looked into the eyes of our current president? Published May 29, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Veterans are not ‘throwaway’ citizens

How could anyone in America not notice the irony of our times? As we recently honored our veterans on Memorial Day, our newspapers remain riddled with horror stories of our veterans dying by the dozens while trying to use the Veterans Affairs medical communities for their care. Published May 29, 2014