THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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EDITORIAL: Honoring a Marine hero
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Peralta was a hero who was denied full recognition for his acts of valor. This injustice should be reversed. Published March 22, 2012
EDITORIAL: Poland’s dilemma
Well into the second year of the European debt crisis, Greece is still struggling with 20 percent unemployment. The rest of the European Union is in recession, and monetary union is looking less attractive than ever before. Poland faces a difficult choice. It can break its legal obligation and keep its currency, the zloty, or adopt the euro and go the way of Greece. Published March 22, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s stolen valor
The more the White House brags about the bin Laden raid, the more it is diminished. Yet the administration will not stop exploiting the mission for political gain. Published March 21, 2012
EDITORIAL: Ending EPA’s land grab
Federal agencies are out of control. The grant of virtually unlimited power with no accountability has gone to the heads of some unelected bureaucrats, and nowhere is that more true than at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Even the Supreme Court has had enough. All nine justices agreed Wednesday that the agency has finally gone too far. Published March 21, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama wants to track you
Consumers love their iPhones, Androids and BlackBerrys. With built in GPS navigation, these handy little gadgets can point the way to the nearest gas station with a low price or the highest-rated restaurant within a few blocks. Results can be personalized based on the user's location at any given moment, a feature so handy that many never leave home without their mobile. Published March 20, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s bogus rules
The White House is pushing the idea that President Obama is a business-friendly regulation cutter. That's about as likely as the works of Ayn Rand showing up in the first lady's book-club reading list. Published March 20, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s gasoline excuse machine
President Obama noticed spiraling gasoline prices have opened a hole in his bid for a second term in the White House large enough to drive a fuel tanker through. American voters ought not to let the president fill that void with lame excuses or empty promises. There's only one way to prove his leadership for another four years will pull gas costs back from the red zone: Let the oil flow. Published March 19, 2012
EDITORIAL: The next war in Afghanistan
American troops will soon leave Afghanistan. What could become a key policy question for the 2012 election is, what will happen after they depart? Published March 19, 2012
EDITORIAL: D.C.’s made-up gun laws
D.C. officials will do just about anything to keep law-abiding citizens from lawfully possessing a gun in the city. The Washington Times' Emily Miller has found in the "Emily Gets Her Gun" series that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has been spreading false information about firearms ownership. As a result, residents and nonresidents who have done nothing wrong risk false arrest and gun confiscation. As of Friday, the MPD's Firearms Registration Office had not removed the incorrect information from its website. Published March 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: Destroy all churches
If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic. Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a statement of deep concern, and rioters in the Middle East would kill each other in their grief. But when the most influential leader in the Muslim world issues a fatwa to destroy Christian churches, the silence is deafening. Published March 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s Afghan failure
The Obama administration's strategy in Afghanistan is collapsing and cannot be saved. A new strategy is necessary to cope with the coming Afghan civil war. Published March 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: More stimulus?
Add Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz to the list of those who somehow think the economy just hasn't had enough stimulus from Washington. Writing in the Financial Times Monday, Mr. Stiglitz argued that if only the federal government had spent more, unemployment numbers would be a lot lower and the economic growth rates would be a lot higher. Published March 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: Global warming greed
It's only now becoming clear how many people have become rich thanks to the global-warming scare. Politicians from both parties have been so afraid of being labeled a "denier" that they'll vote for any piece of legislation bearing the trendy green label. The numbers are adding up fast. Published March 14, 2012
EDITORIAL: The left’s war on rednecks
In their own minds, liberals are open-minded and promote diversity - unless they're talking about a white, southern, conservative believer. In that case, it's open season for intolerance. Published March 14, 2012
EDITORIAL: The Obamacare sex strike
Feminists are declaring a sex strike for Obamacare-subsidized birth control. The group Liberal Ladies Who Lunch is organizing "Access Denied," a week-long exercise in self-denial starting April 28. The strike is supposed to motivate men to stand up for government-funded birth control "because when we lose our reproductive choices, so do they." This is akin to protesting welfare cuts by getting a job. Published March 13, 2012
EDITORIAL: The Sebelius savings plan
There's something perverse about a government $15.5 trillion in the red espousing a strategy to "save money" by discouraging the birth of human beings. That's what Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is advocating through the implementation of President Obama's contraception mandate. Published March 13, 2012
EDITORIAL: Germany proposes a Drudge Tax
European politicians are on the hunt for new sources of revenue as the continent's fiscal situation worsens. The level of desperation is clear in the latest move from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government to tap into the cash reserves of Internet search engine giant Google to bolster that country's ailing publishing industry. Published March 12, 2012
EDITORIAL: A tragedy in Afghanistan
Reports of a lone solider allegedly massacring 16 Afghan civilians was a body blow to the image of U.S. troops fighting the difficult, decade-long war there. Sunday's deadly rampage southwest of Kandahar came shortly after days of rioting following revelations that NATO forces had improperly disposed of religious writings, including Korans. It's been a difficult few weeks in the battle for Afghan hearts and minds. Published March 12, 2012
GHEI: Global slowdown
The global scope of the economic downturn is now official. On Monday, China cut its economic-growth expectation to 7.5 percent, down from the lofty 8 percent level where it has been since 2005. Unless governments all over the world undertake significant structural reform, the downward spiral could continue for a very long time. Published March 9, 2012
EDITORIAL: Standing still on unemployment
Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday show the unemployment rate has refused to budge. Despite 227,000 new jobs in February, the number of unemployed Americans remained unchanged at 12.8 million, as did the high 8.3 percent unemployment rate. Some 5.4 million have been jobless for more than 27 weeks, and a million have simply thrown in the towel and no longer look for work. These grim facts leave little room for optimism. Published March 9, 2012
