THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Free the cheese mites

The Food and Drug Administration is getting sharp about a certain cheese. The agency is upset that fearless cheeseheads are nibbling a fancy French import known as Mimolette. The food nannies are determined to stop them. Published June 26, 2013

EDITORIAL: A run for the border

The 15 Republicans in the Senate who voted for cloture Monday on the comprehensive immigration-reform legislation, so called, learned nothing from the Obamacare debacle. Published June 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: Whistleblower on the run

Edward J. Snowden is on the lam. The leaker who revealed the extent of the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping may have put some of the country's most closely held secrets into the hands of our enemies. The government can blame mostly itself. Published June 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: Ogling with Google

Science fiction is fun to watch on the screen but living it, probably not so much. As if government snooping was not bad enough, soon we can spy on each other. Published June 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: The insatiable governments

The Group of Eight concluded their summit last week with grand promises to pursue "proper tax justice in our world," in the words of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Published June 24, 2013

EDITORIAL: ‘A child shall lead them’

Better late than never. Public-school administrators in Joshua, Texas, apologized Thursday to Remington Reimer, the valedictorian at Joshua High, two weeks after his microphone was silenced when he departed from his prepared remarks to express his dedication to God, free speech and the U.S. Constitution. Published June 24, 2013

EDITORIAL: Taking on City Hall

Being an entrepreneur isn't easy. The economy is tight and credit scarce, so getting a good idea to market takes determination and willpower. Even that's not enough when dull-witted government gets in the way. Published June 24, 2013

EDITORIAL: Amending the Constitution

Liberals and sometimes conservatives often forget that the correct way to enlarge the government's powers, if enlarge we must, is not through the courts or Congress, but to amend the Constitution. Published June 21, 2013

EDITORIAL: Farm bill logjam

The blame for out-of-control federal spending belongs mostly on logrolling, the practice of congressmen trading positions on controversial issues to pass a bill. Sometimes it doesn't work. Published June 21, 2013

EDITORIAL: McAuliffe’s dilemma

It's not easy being Terry McAuliffe. The Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia has a union problem in a state that's not enthusiastic about unions and their bosses. Published June 21, 2013

EDITORIAL: No right to silence

Invoking the right to remain silent can no longer be invoked by remaining silent. That's the odd conclusion the Supreme Court arrived at Monday in a Texas murder case that will affect anyone pulled over for something as simple as speeding. Published June 20, 2013

EDITORIAL: The house always wins

Lady luck is shining on Delaware. The First State is enjoying a rarity in government: a $21.3 million budget surplus. Published June 20, 2013

EDITORIAL: Help for desperate women

Like a blind pig rooting for acorns, every now and then the Obama administration gets something right. The Agriculture Department has reversed a grievous mistake the agency made in refusing government assistance to a crisis-pregnancy center inspired by faith to do good works. Published June 20, 2013

EDITORIAL: Transgenders and toilets

Forget tolerance. What many on the left are after is imposing their views on just about everything on just about everyone, with judges serving as willing accomplices. Published June 19, 2013

EDITORIAL: The microwave tax

The Energy Department is once more deciding what kind of appliances are good for you. Like the "standards" the federal government imposed on light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and other essentials, the rules are all about taking choices from consumers and requiring them to buy machines that don't work or don't work as well as they once did. Published June 19, 2013

EDITORIAL: Hugo’s gun dream

Anew law in Venezuela bans the sale of guns, requires universal gun registration and threatens to send violators to prison for 20 years. Published June 19, 2013

VIDEO: Emily Miller speaks at CATO’s ‘The Heller Ruling, Five Years On’

For the five-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on District of Columbia v. Heller, the Cato Institute brought together the original legal team to reflect on the impact. Emily Miller, The Washington Times' senior editor for opinion, spoke about how D.C. technically complied with the High Court's decision but put in place onerous registration laws to discourage gun ownership. Published June 18, 2013