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Tuning in to TV
Singer-actress Katy Perry won the most People's Choice Awards at Wednesday's 38th annual fan-favorite extravaganza, but viewers wouldn't have known it from watching the ceremony. Published January 12, 2012
EDITORIAL: Employment advice for Obama
President Obama brainstormed at the White House Wednesday at a forum on "insourcing American jobs." The administration's greatest political vulnerability is sky-high unemployment. The basic idea that trickled out of the session was America must "bring back" jobs from overseas by raising taxes on companies that invest abroad. That's a bad idea. Published January 11, 2012
EDITORIAL: Shariah in America’s courts
A panel of federal judges has ruled that states cannot protect their courts from jurists who base their decisions on international or Koranic law. America needs better judges. Published January 11, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s foreign policy bombs
Is the Islamic regime in Tehran building a nuclear weapon or not? A recent statement from the Secretary of Defense suggests that it definitely is not, yet at the same time probably might be. This is the latest indication of Obama administration Iran policy in disarray. Published January 10, 2012
EDITORIAL: The free market’s new frontier
America's adventuresome spirit is not dead yet. President Obama, the naysayer in chief, may have grounded NASA's government-issued astronauts, but space entrepreneurs are making plans to tank up and take off on their own. Published January 10, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama cooks the unemployment books
The White House has trumpeted recent rosy employment figures, but in their guts Americans know things aren't getting better. They should trust their instincts. Published January 9, 2012
EDITORIAL: Tony Blankley, R.I.P.
Tony Blankley died this weekend after a long battle with cancer. His passing is a sad loss for America, the nation's capital and The Washington Times, all of which he served with great honor and decency. He was editorial page editor of this newspaper for five years. His example, wisdom and political perspective will continue as guiding lights for the work we do here. Published January 8, 2012
EDITORIAL: Justice Department’s political action
The Justice Department has been empowered to use millions of dollars intended to go to victims of racial discrimination to enrich pressure groups with close White House ties. It's another revelation of the means the Obama administration is using to divert funds to political cronies. Published January 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s strategic retreat
President Obama's new defense strategic-guidance document sends a clear message to America's adversaries: Go for it. Published January 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Moving America toward Europe’s excess
By spring, anyone caught driving the streets of Paris without a breathalyzer in the car will face a stiff fine. President Nicolas Sarkozy added this device to the list of gadgets every Frenchman must carry under penalty of law - equipment that already includes a high-visibility fluorescent jacket and warning triangle. Europe is bankrupt precisely because its governments insist on coming up with ever-crazier regulations. Published January 5, 2012
Walter McMain Oates, news photographer, dies at 84
Walter McMain Oates, a Washington news photographer who covered nine presidential administrations, died Dec. 30, 2011. He was 84. Published January 5, 2012
EDITORIAL: Vietnam flashback in Afghanistan
You know the Taliban is feeling pretty good about life when it opens up a branch office. On Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid announced that the insurgent group would be establishing a presence in Qatar's capital city of Doha to facilitate negotiations with the United States. Published January 4, 2012
EDITORIAL: Tax-haven wars
It's bad enough that U.S. citizens have to deal with the Internal Revenue Service and its incomprehensible rules, but Congress is about to export much of this bureaucracy overseas. In the name of taxing away a bit of profit made by Americans living overseas, much more costly harm will be done to the U.S. economy. Published January 4, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama and dictatorship
Can a mundane defense authorization law create an Obama dictatorship? Many people on the political right and left have been alarmed by language in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that they argue authorizes the president to use military force to capture, detain, torture and kill Americans at home and abroad. The furor centers on Sections 1021 and 1022 of the law, which deal with detaining terrorist suspects. Specifically at issue is to what extent the law allows the government to treat American citizens like enemies of the state. Published January 3, 2012
GHEI: What happened to spending cuts?
President Obama sent a request last week to raise the debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion. That would push the limit on federal borrowing to an eye-popping $16.4 trillion, a move regarded as business as usual in Washington. Published January 3, 2012
EDITORIAL: The Occupy D.C. crime wave
Walking by dirty neo-hippies in McPherson Square isn't the biggest problem with the Occupy movement. The ongoing protest is making Washington streets less safe. Published January 3, 2012
EDITORIAL: EEOC undermines job creation
The Obama administration is floating the idea that requiring a high-school diploma for a job can be an illegal act of discrimination. No wonder employers are refusing to hire. Published January 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: Beijing’s space odyssey
China is pressing forward with plans to land a man on the moon. The United States, meanwhile, cannot even get an astronaut into space without hitching a ride. Published January 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: Europe’s airline tax bomb
The skies over Europe just became less friendly. Statists and environmentalists on the Continent have linked up to impose a new carbon-dioxide-emissions tax on flights to and from Europe. This heightens prospects for a trade war that could prolong economic stagnation the world over. Published January 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: A New Year’s resolution for Capitol Hill
Uncle Sam ended the year having saddled Americans with another 81,836 pages of regulations. No issue was too small or insignificant to escape attention in the federal government's final week of pronouncements. Published December 30, 2011
