THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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EDITORIAL: The Facebook of terror
A pair of Islamic extremists butchered British soldier Lee Rigby on the streets of south London last week, and the response has been one of political correctness. Published May 29, 2013
EDITORIAL: Drones at home
President Obama pledges to restrict the use of killer drones to missions against America's enemies overseas. Now lawmakers on Capitol Hill need to apply restrictions on drones capable of spying on Americans here at home. Published May 29, 2013
EDITORIAL: Jackpot justice
The final weeks of a Supreme Court's term tend to be the most provocative. Hotly debated issues can take the longest to decide. When the court meets in conference on Thursday, it should exploit another opportunity to crack down on greedy class-action trial lawyers. Published May 28, 2013
EDITORIAL: Pricking the college loan bubble
College loans remain a cruel charade. In the name of making higher education "more affordable," students are conned into borrowing far more than they can repay in return for a university degree. Published May 28, 2013
EDITORIAL: Nullifying Obama
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is nullification — the idea that states can limit the enforcement of federal laws within their borders. Published May 28, 2013
EDITORIAL: Free men in uniform
Hundreds of thousands of young men and women graduate from colleges and universities across the land this spring, and a small contingent of them put aside "the college joys" to take up the uniform of their country, many of them as part of the Reserve Officers Training Corps - ROTC, or "Rot-C," as it's called on many campuses. Published May 27, 2013
EDITORIAL: Remembering ‘our soldier dead’
This returning Decoration Day brings our entire nation in reverence and respect to the graves of our departed soldiers. Each year, their number has increased, as that long blue line which stood so valiantly for the cause of the Union has grown thinner and thinner, until today it has almost vanished from earthly view. Published May 27, 2013
EDITORIAL: Windmills of death
There's a killer on the loose. Known for murdering in cold blood with a sharp blade, the government has nevertheless turned a blind eye to the killer's trail of death and destruction. Published May 24, 2013
EDITORIAL: Reid’s court-packing scheme
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doesn't like the direction the federal judiciary is heading, so he has come up with a variant of court-packing to achieve his results. Published May 24, 2013
EDITORIAL: The nanny blows his top
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is still smarting from the court rebuke he got in March for trying to prohibit sales of "supersized" sodas. He blew his top last week at a second judicial slight. Published May 24, 2013
EDITORIAL: California to ban fire
Since man first rubbed a pair of sticks together to make a fire, we've gathered around a campfire to cook food, enjoy good company and bask in the warmth of the glowing embers. Published May 23, 2013
EDITORIAL: Homegrown jihad
George W. Bush employed an anti-terrorism strategy of taking the fight to the enemy abroad "so we do not have to face them here at home." Barack Obama has replaced that with welcoming the enemy to our shores and bestowing on him American citizenship. Published May 23, 2013
EDITORIAL: Another crony for the Cabinet
President Obama's choice of Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker as secretary of commerce, to be taken up Thursday by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, puts Democrats on the panel between that famous rock and a hard place. Published May 23, 2013
EDITORIAL: The Obama enemies list
The Obama administration has an enemies list, and John Dodson was on it. The special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) infuriated his superiors by alerting Congress and everyone else about the government's gunrunning scheme called Fast and Furious. Published May 22, 2013
EDITORIAL: Grilled Apple
Even after taking new hits to its stock price, Apple Inc., remains the most valuable corporation in the world. That makes some senators green with envy. They assume such success could only have come at a cost to the government. Published May 22, 2013
EDITORIAL: Thought crimes
In George Orwell's allegorical novel "Animal Farm," all animals were equal, but some animals were more equal than others. "Hate-crime" laws treat some victims more equally than others, converting thoughts into crimes. Orwell would understand, but not applaud. Published May 22, 2013
EDITORIAL: A climate milestone
For Al Gore, it's "a sad milestone." Scientists have announced that the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has reached a "record" level of 400 parts per million. Published May 21, 2013
EDITORIAL: Mr. Obama and his scandals
With each developing scandal, the picture of an arrogant administration abusing its power grows clearer. Published May 21, 2013
EDITORIAL: A voice for the goose
The City Council in Takoma Park, Md., prides itself as living on the cutting edge of liberalism. The small town bristles at life in the left-leaning shadow of the District of Columbia, and often tries to go one small step further left. Published May 21, 2013
EDITORIAL: Repeal the Johnson Amendment
The Vietnam War and the "war on poverty" are probably the best-remembered elements of President Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy, but that's only part of it. Published May 20, 2013
