THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Obama’s diplomacy by Twitter

Television displays grief half a world away with the brazen kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by a radical Islamist terrorist organization. The plight of these girls tugs at the heartstrings of parents across the United States. Published May 12, 2014

EDITORIAL: Welcoming back the Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is back. The one-two punch of an unexpected earthquake and hurricane three years ago left the landmark scarred and leaky. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s inverted priorities

Addressing and solving important problems are not President Obama's forte. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What about children of other races?

First, President Obama said that if he had a son, his son would have looked like Trayvon Martin. Now, first lady Michelle Obama said that the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria remind her and her husband of the couple's own daughters. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. judged by executions, too

It is difficult to understand how a state can be incapable of properly carrying out an execution, but again and again we learn of such events being botched, the latest embarrassment occurring in the state of Oklahoma. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Progressives were overly optimistic

The history of Progressives shows that they thought mankind was making huge "progress" in terms of character improvement and, therefore, it was no longer dangerous to trust men who had unlimited government power. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Showing ID is no burden to voting

U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Adelman's reasoning in his ruling on the Wisconsin voter-ID case is truly astounding. Published May 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t be lulled by pro-fracking talk

Recently, White House adviser John Podesta basically affirmed that the United States is fossil-fuel dependent for the foreseeable future, and he seemed to extol the virtues of hydraulic fracturing. Published May 9, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sterling comments terrible, but legal

Donald Sterling, billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, made some bigoted, despicable and racist comments to his girlfriend-mistress during a private conversation in his home. Published May 9, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Grateful for role model Durant

I watched the phenomenal acceptance speech by Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Kevin Durant when Mr. Durant received his MVP award from the NBA. Published May 9, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bullying can be fatal

Bullying is something many people can relate to. It's not only limited to children in schools, because it can easily transition into the workplace. Published May 9, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Army can’t afford picky tattoo rule

The United States Army has bigger battles to fight than barring folks with "too many" tattoos from becoming commissioned officers. Published May 9, 2014

EDITORIAL: Women’s history museum or monument to feminist fashion?

A proposal to put a National Women's History Museum on the National Mall is gaining steam on Capitol Hill. Published May 9, 2014

EDITORIAL: The vanishing entrepreneur, crushed by red tape and regulations

President Obama focuses on the "wealth gap" as if that were the nation's pressing economic issue. So long as there's a disparity of ability, determination and luck, some people will be better off than others. Published May 9, 2014

EDITORIAL: N.Y. mayor’s war on horse-drawn carriages in Central Park

Horse-drawn carriages have been part of Central Park for more than a century. The rides give romantics a chance to set aside the modern world for a little while to experience Manhattan in a unique way. Published May 9, 2014

EDITORIAL: Obama’s attack on the independence of inspectors general

Inspectors general are the taxpayers' policemen. Their beat is the corridors of the bureaucracy, which they patrol for waste, fraud, abuse and even crime. Published May 8, 2014

EDITORIAL: The intolerant left’s heckler’s veto on campus

This must be commencement season on campus, because the heckler's veto is back. Published May 8, 2014

EDITORIAL: The politically correct rescue of the Asian carp

The Asian carp has a broken heart, or at least bruised feelings, but it has friends in Minnesota. The legislature there last week rescued the critter from the scourge of zoological racism. Published May 8, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Honor WWII veterans while we still can

Although the Senate supports giving the Congressional Gold Medal to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, the House remains undecided on the issue. Published May 8, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reid ignores Obama’s carbon spewing

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Koch brothers are "one of the main causes" of climate change because they have investments in oil companies. Published May 8, 2014