THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Pennsylvania’s booze monopoly

Healthy libations are a traditional part of many Independence Day celebrations. A cold beer goes well with a barbecue, but Pennsylvanians can't head to their local convenience store or gas station to pick up a six-pack. Published July 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Thanks for the memory

Today's the day Americans groove on a diet of hot dogs and belly wash, marvel at the fireworks lighting the night sky and reflect, if only a little, on all America has achieved. Published July 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: The first anniversary of independence

My dear Daughter, Published July 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Obamacare’s fatal flaw

For good reason the Internal Revenue Service is one of the most despised government agencies, and it's more unpopular than ever. Published July 3, 2013

EDITORIAL: Obama’s cruel advice

President Obama thinks Africans are better off in shanties and mud huts instead of houses and apartments loaded with the conveniences of modern life. He as much as said so the other day in Johannesburg. Published July 3, 2013

EDITORIAL: A line in the sand

A Presbyterian pastor on the Delaware coast is drawing a line in the sand on the beach this week in the vacation community of Lewes (pronounced "Lewis") to celebrate freedom, which was the original point of the Fourth of July. Published July 3, 2013

EDITORIAL: No room for redemption

Paula Deen's career continues to suffer death by a thousand cuts of the carving knife. She testified under oath that she repeated a racial slur many decades ago. Published July 2, 2013

EDITORIAL: No taming the Western wildfires

The West is on fire again. A hot, dry early summer has transformed the region into a tinderbox. Scores of wildfires have charred 1.3 million acres across seven states, and 19 firefighters died in a single day battling a mountain blaze north of Phoenix. Published July 2, 2013

EDITORIAL: Immigration pork

Congress is in recess for its annual Fourth of July vacation, so the republic is safe for another week. Members of the House have ample time to reflect on the disastrous amnesty sent over by the Senate. Published July 2, 2013

EDITORIAL: Down, but not out

The "bunga bunga" parties are over, but former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was sentenced last week to seven years in prison for having sexual relations several times with an underage prostitute, is not about to go quietly into the bad night. Published July 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: What austerity?

"Woe is me" is the cry of every bureaucrat in official Washington, suffering under the heavy hand of budgetary belt-tightening that goes by the name of sequestration. But there's actually no sign of cutbacks in the job market in Washington, D.C. The business of government is booming. Published July 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: Obama’s ‘evolution’ on voter-ID

President Obama has finally "evolved" to support voter-ID laws. That's the good news. The bad news is, he's talking about voter-ID in his father's native Kenya. Published July 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: Wedding bells in Virginia

The Supreme Court decision invalidating part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is sending shock waves across the Potomac. Published June 28, 2013

EDITORIAL: A ship of fools

The federal government was meant to be understated in the way it does business: Civil servants give up opportunities in the private sector to selflessly toil in the public interest. In return, they're all but fireproof. Published June 28, 2013

EDITORIAL: An unholy coalition

The Supreme Court has an opportunity to return from the dark side during its next term. The court on Monday agreed to hear a union-organizing case that casts a fresh spotlight on campaigns to force workers into labor unions. Published June 28, 2013

EDITORIAL: The hook for Mayor Bloomberg

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York is running out of ammunition in his campaign for gun control. The public has moved on. Published June 27, 2013

EDITORIAL: Affirmative action for terrorists

A Democratic congressman from Seattle is looking for a few white men willing to join the jihad. In the bizarre fever swamps of political correctness, Rep. Jim McDermott thinks it's "offensive" for the FBI to post a list of the 16 most wanted for terrorism since all but one are Islamists. Published June 27, 2013