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Masters 2013: Special coverage from Augusta National Golf Club
Follow The Washington Times' daily coverage of the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club. Published April 11, 2013
EDITORIAL: A chamber of horrors
By his own lawyer’s count, Kermit Gosnell, a 72-year-old doctor in West Philadelphia, Pa., performed more than 16,000 abortions over the course of 31 years. Published April 11, 2013
EDITORIAL: A lack of style
In politics, language controls the debate. Overturning centuries-old definitions of traditional marriage becomes “marriage equality” and banning guns becomes “gun safety.” Distorting the language is intended to persuade the public to accept radical change as something ordinary and natural. Published April 11, 2013
EDITORIAL: The master robbers
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell could give lessons in economics to Willie Sutton, the famous bank robber who, when a psychologist asked him why he robbed banks, famously replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Published April 11, 2013
EDITORIAL: The spendthrift’s budget
The president’s budget will be released Wednesday, and he’ll call for more spending. What is it about economics this White House does not understand? All it does better than anyone else is splurge. Published April 10, 2013
EDITORIAL: The end of the road
Fisker Automotive, the hybrid carmaker based in Anaheim, Calif., announced Friday that it would lay off 75 percent of its workforce, a sign the onetime darling of the “greens” is sputtering toward the end of the road. This story grows ever more familiar. Published April 10, 2013
EDITORIAL: Loose talk, jangled nerves
Tough talk has its place among the affairs of serious nations, but menacing bluster does not. North Korea has raised bellicosity to a new level with its boasts that it might lob nuclear missiles at American cities. “Leading from behind” is better than “leading with a mouth,” a lesson Kim Jong-un could take to heart. Published April 10, 2013
EDITORIAL: Blowing taxpayer money
Uncle Sam doesn't need to do a lot to fill the pockets of favored industries. President Obama has made it clear that he wants any company that claims to be "green" to succeed in the marketplace. So the Internal Revenue Service made a quiet adjustment to the wind production tax credit, delivering a $545 million advantage to the windmill industry. Published April 9, 2013
EDITORIAL: A leader with true grit
Just when America and the West needed a shot of testosterone, with Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard settling in to swallow Kuwait's oil, Margaret Thatcher stepped up with a word from the warrior queen. "Don't go wobbly on us, George," she told President George H.W. Bush. He didn't, and the West won. Published April 9, 2013
EDITORIAL: Grounding the drones
It's easy to throw in the towel when government policies get out of hand. Politicians have succeeded in driving the myth that you can't beat City Hall, which makes it easier to impose unpopular laws and ordinances without the views of the unwashed masses getting in their way. Published April 8, 2013
EDITORIAL: The sleepy economy
Not even Vice President Joe Biden, the barker of bonhomie who sees something good in just about any headline, can put a gloss on Friday's news: The economy created a net of only 88,000 jobs in March, not the 200,000 or so expected. Unemployment is "down" to 7.6 percent, but only because so many jobseekers have abandoned hope in the face of daunting odds. Published April 8, 2013
EDITORIAL: The Corzine standard
A friend of the president gets invited to great parties, the chance to hobnob with Hollywood celebrities and sometimes, if the friend gets in trouble, he can pull out a "Get out of jail free" card. Published April 8, 2013
EDITORIAL: Burying crony capitalism
An established business knows that the most direct way to dominate the market is to enlist government assistance. Trade groups frequently seek the imposition of licensing requirements — in the name of public safety, of course. Published April 5, 2013
EDITORIAL: Caroline Kennedy for Tokyo?
Representing the United States abroad is a privilege and honor. Appointments should be chosen carefully; the billets can be challenging, if not perilous. The White House discovered this in Libya, when Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed last Sept. 11 by terrorists in Benghazi. Published April 5, 2013
EDITORIAL: The 5 percent solution
It's not as melodramatic or drastic as going on a hunger strike or chaining himself to the White House fence, but President Obama's "sequestering" 5 percent of his $400,000 salary — or $20,000 — during the period of fiscal restraint is a nice gesture. Published April 5, 2013
VIDEO: Emily Miller on CNN (April 3, 2013)
CNN's Don Lemon interviewed Emily Miller on "CNN Newsroom" for a panel debate a over the Associated Press deciding to stop using the term "illegal immigrants." They also discussed whether it is political correct to use the term "gay marriage" instead of "marriage equality" and parents who overshare about their children on Facebook. Published April 4, 2013
EDITORIAL: Exit Jim Hansen
James E. Hansen will no longer be touring the country preaching his end-times hysteria, collecting a $158,832 government paycheck for it. Mr. Hansen demonstrated a certain mastery of the art of leveraging, using his position as head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies to promote a personal brand of global warming quackery. Published April 4, 2013
EDITORIAL: Shoot, look, shoot
The White House can put aside global warming hysteria. Nuclear proliferation among rogue nations is the real worry, but President Obama isn't persuaded. He has been making sleepy-time choices. Published April 4, 2013
EDITORIAL: The triumph of mediocrity
Bureaucrats aren't very good at running anything but endless spools of red tape. Federal red ink has just topped $16.8 trillion, showing that neither Congress nor the White House is capable of managing the public purse. Management skills are no better down the line at tiny, obscure offices within the government. Published April 4, 2013
VIDEO: Emily Miller on CNN with Jake Tapper (April 1, 2013)
CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Emily Miller on "The Lead" about Republicans infighting over immigration reform and same-sex marriage. Published April 3, 2013
