THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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EDITORIAL: Inaugurating Leviathan
As Washington sweeps away the parade confetti left behind from President Obama's second inaugural, those who still honor the Founders' vision of America must hold fast to their conviction that our republic will someday stand once again as a "shining city on a hill." Published January 22, 2013
EDITORIAL: Boondoggling in Never-Never Land
Washington engineers waste. After pouring billions into a nuclear waste storage repository, the Obama administration has added its two cents: Start over. Published January 21, 2013
GHEI: Growth without taxes
Washington has given up on fundamental tax reform. That leaves it up to the states to experiment with better ways of funding government operations. Published January 21, 2013
EDITORIAL: Spaced out at the Smithsonian
Accustomed to free access to Smithsonian museums, visitors to the National Air and Space Museum's center in Chantilly can be taken aback by the hefty $15 parking fee. Published January 18, 2013
EDITORIAL: The hidden burden of regulation
Americans cashing their first paychecks of the year are starting to feel the pain. Higher taxes in the "fiscal cliff" deal are just the beginning of the extra cash Uncle Sam will be collecting in 2013. Published January 18, 2013
EDITORIAL: Global warming takes a vacation
Those who dare assert the Earth's temperature isn't on a perilous rise are derided as "deniers." For liberals, the climate debate has ended, and it is an unquestionable article of faith that mankind's carbon-dioxide emanations have set the stage for rising oceans, devastating hurricanes and disasters on a scale never before seen. Published January 17, 2013
EDITORIAL: Snakes in the grass
Not every snake lives in the grass. Washington is proof of that. But many do. So many Burmese pythons have taken over the Florida Everglades that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has opened a month-long open season to kill the beasts before there won't be any wildlife to conserve. Published January 17, 2013
EDITORIAL: The Obama double standard
Throughout his presidency, George W. Bush was castigated by congressional Democrats for his willingness to enlarge the executive power. Then-Sen. Russell D. Feingold of Wisconsin, for example, called him "King George Bush." Published January 16, 2013
EDITORIAL: Tax envy
Not long ago, Warren Buffett promised raising taxes on the rich would boost the morale of the middle class. Thanks to the New Year's "fiscal cliff" deal, the rich's taxes have gone up, but consumer sentiment isn't showing any signs of improvement. Published January 16, 2013
EDITORIAL: Exposing Uncle Sam’s Internet snooping
Uncle Sam is looking for ways to sharpen his watchful gaze. In the name of fighting terrorism, federal agencies can have a hard time distinguishing the line between legitimate surveillance and unlawful spying. Published January 15, 2013
EDITORIAL: A conspiracy culture
For some, an unwillingness to accept the concept of individual responsibility can lead down a bizarre path. Rather than accept the possibility that a single, evil man could perform the unthinkably evil act of killing 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last month, some would place the blame on the tools he used to commit this crime. Published January 15, 2013
EDITORIAL: Carbon tax mischief
Good news: American oil production has reached its highest point in two decades. The bad news, though, is when liberals see all that fossil fuel flowing, their first instinct is to tax it. Published January 14, 2013
EDITORIAL: Spying on school kids
School districts in Texas are using tracking chips to spy on students. That's just fine with a federal judge who ruled Tuesday against Andrea Hernandez, a 15-year-old high school sophomore in San Antonio. Published January 14, 2013
EDITORIAL: Governor Tax Hike
November's election results shook Republican resolve. Seeing Barack Obama retain his grip on the White House inspired a number of GOP statehouse leaders to wave the white flag on taxes during the "fiscal cliff" debate. On Wednesday, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell went a step further by proposing to raise taxes by $3.1 billion as part of his transportation agenda. Published January 14, 2013
GHEI: A land less free
The United States is no longer a beacon of freedom to the world. Countries once looked to America for inspiration on how to escape poverty and embrace prosperity, but now they can find better examples to follow. Published January 14, 2013
EDITORIAL: $1 trillion in gimmicks
Politicians love nothing more than telling people what to do. Hearts warm in the Capitol any time a new bill is dropped in the hopper prohibiting something or expending taxpayer funds in service of the latest trendy cause. Published January 10, 2013
EDITORIAL: Global warming catches fire
Technologies advanced as the solution to the purported global warming problem are catching fire -- just not in the way intended. Published January 8, 2013
EDITORIAL: Beyond waste and fraud
Democrats are united in their fiscal message. Throughout the "cliff" negotiations and again with the pending debt-ceiling debate, their argument has rested on a single, flimsy premise: Cutting government spending would push the economy into recession. Published January 8, 2013
EDITORIAL: The Hagel nomination
The only way the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the secretary of defense makes sense, political or otherwise, is that Barack Obama is looking for a further opportunity to show the Republicans who's the boss of bosses in Washington. Published January 7, 2013
EDITORIAL: Turning the page on Chavez
The future of Venezuela's anti-American revolution is as opaque as the medical condition of President Hugo Chavez, who lies gravely ill in a Cuban hospital. Published January 7, 2013
