THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Music for the polar vortex

Everyone (well, nearly everyone) has been wondering whatever happened to Al Gore, and whether he's still in the global-warming business. We can reliably report that yes, he is. A reporter ran into him the other night in Kansas City, where everything, even Al, is up to date and Al is peddling a new and improved line of snake oil. Published February 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We need a common tongue

Robert Vandervoort clearly demonstrates a consequence of our lack of a common tongue ("Out of many, one official language," Commentary, Feb. 21). It's bad enough that a student at a state-funded college is unable to attend classes where her fellow students speak English. It's unacceptable that school administrators publicly defamed her, served her with suspension papers and had her escorted off the campus by police because she requested that English be used in class. Published February 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Past behavior indicates future actions

If history and facts have shown that persons with criminal records are more likely to commit crimes, under what sane guidelies should a business ignore such warnings in the name of equality ("Some members of civil-rights panel accuse EEOC of overreach on racism," Web, Feb. 20)? Published February 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Unfit for the job

Secretary of State John Kerry has been everywhere geographically but nowhere diplomatically. His record in one year has comprised failures not only in the Middle East but internationally, including the Pacific theater. He is either naive or does not appreciate the dynamics of foreign policy and diplomacy. Published February 24, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Executive orders are an integral Obama tool

Presidents have long abused their powers by circumventing Congress with executive orders, which could be construed as unconstitutional in many cases. Presidential executive orders began with Herbert Hoover, proliferated with Dwight Eisenhower and have become commonplace presidential instruments. Over the past 60 years, approximately 3,200 executive orders have been enacted: 1,830 by Republicans and 1,370 by Democrats. Published February 24, 2014

VIDEO: Emily Miller on C-SPAN about gun ownership, concealed carry rights, Supreme Court, smart guns

C-SPAN's John McArdle interviewed Emily Miller about issues related to gun control and the Second Amendment. The video, courtesy of C-SPAN, of the Jan. 22 "Morning Journal" show is below. Published February 24, 2014

Ernest Istook launching a new radio show

Former Rep. Ernest Istook is launching a new radio show Monday, returning to the airwaves in his home state on KZLS, 1640 AM "The Eagle" in Oklahoma City. Published February 23, 2014

EDITORIAL: Socialist Venezuela runs out of money

Venezuela once exported more oil than almost any other country. Now it can't even keep the lights on. A nation rich in natural resources scrambles to find enough toilet paper. Published February 21, 2014

EDITORIAL: Union thuggery in Philadelphia

Burning down a church strikes most Americans, including dissenters and nonbelievers, as a crime beyond comprehension. But the FBI last week provided the evidence to charge 10 members of a Philadelphia ironworkers union with torching a Quaker church. Published February 21, 2014

EDITORIAL: Kochs vs. Steyer: When ‘evil’ campaign cash is OK

Democrats love to throw mud balls at the Koch brothers — David and Charles — because they're successful entrepreneurs, and they're generous with groups that promote the free-market values that enabled them to succeed. Published February 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Obama economic model failed years ago

President Obama is driven by an ideology that offers him a perspective on the word "practical" that is different from the definition of the word as most Americans see it. Published February 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Dream’ of discriminating against illegals

It would seem that critics are easily vexed ("High rate of approval for 'dreamers' vexes critics of immigration reform," Web, Feb. 16). Published February 21, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ways to cut costs while aiding veterans

Today's veterans earned their retirement benefits in long tours of duty overseas, separated from family and friends and often exposed to mortal danger. Published February 20, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Maryland minimum wage at highest point

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's testimony regarding the minimum wage is technically factual, but it certainly is not the whole truth Published February 20, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Were ‘greens’ behind attack on electric grid?

The recent op-ed essays "Was attack on San Jose electric-power substation terrorism?" (Web, Feb. 7) and "Protecting the electric grid" (Feb. 13) were disconcerting to say the least. Published February 20, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where are the Washington protests?

There have been huge riots in Kiev, Ukraine, as police, secretly supported by Russian special forces, attempt to remove thousands of demonstrators from Independence Square with tear gas and bullets. Published February 20, 2014

EDITORIAL: Obama’s EPA colludes with radical environmentalists

President Obama's campaign promise of an "all of the above" energy policy has vanished more quickly than his promise to enable everyone to keep a favorite doctor or a preferred health plan. Published February 20, 2014

EDITORIAL: The FCC’s great government newsroom intrusion

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has bestirred the sleeping media to the threat to life as we know it. The FCC wants to embed government researchers on newsroom floors to track how newspapers, radio and television stations select stories and cover the news. Published February 20, 2014

EDITORIAL: A fishy drought in California, made worse by a smelt

President Obama's traveling golfing circus and global-warming revival played California's San Joaquin Valley last week, where he used the worst drought in decades as a backdrop to shill for his magic elixir guaranteed to cure warts, relieve irregularity, conjure water and expand government spending. He correctly blames man for the drought, but it's not the men in pickup trucks or astride John Deere tractors. Published February 20, 2014