Tim Constantine

Tim Constantine hosts "The Capitol Hill Show" every weekday from Washington, D.C., broadcasting to listeners all across the United States. He combines his background in TV and radio, his experience in public office, his controversial fall from grace and his hard-nose business approach with his understated sense of humor for the most-entertaining radio program anywhere.

Tim has the unique position among talk radio's elite as having been on the other side of the interview microphone almost as much as he's been the one asking the questions. Never mean, but always seeking truth and accuracy, he is a breath of fresh air in today's world of mindless talking points from the left or the right. He is "America's Voice of Reason." He can be reached at tconstantine@washingtontimes.com.

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Is America’s great melting pot a failure?

America was founded in the late 18th century by a group of former Europeans declaring their independence from Great Britain. Published April 6, 2021

COVID-19 amid Miami Beach and Daytona Bike Week

This past weekend the news was filled with stories of thousands of spring breakers failing to adhere to a Miami Beach COVID-19 induced 8 p.m. curfew. These maskless college kids were bound and determined to enjoy their spring break after spending a year in some sort of restriction or outright isolation. Published March 24, 2021

As Holy Week arrives, President Biden serves as modern-day Pontius Pilate

The Christian community will soon be celebrating what it considers to be the holiest days of the year. Much of the media will focus on the pageantry that is offered during Holy Week by the pope and the Catholic Church. Sure to be mentioned in the American coverage is that President Biden is Catholic. Published March 19, 2021

Trump-GOP romance: Time for a break up

We've all seen it happen. The slow crumbling of a marriage between two people that we care about. It's painful to watch. Published March 4, 2021

Biden changes COVID-19 goal posts

President Biden was elected in great part for his campaign's unwavering attention to COVID-19 and his promises to end the pandemic. Candidate Biden was relentless in his attack on President Trump and along with a news media all too happy to make the name Mr. Trump synonymous with coronavirus, literally blamed the old administration for every COVID related death. Published February 15, 2021

Holidays, celebrities and the zombie apocalypse

American holidays are a time of family traditions. Most of us have some sort of routine, a ritual if you will, that we repeat year after year. Published December 21, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic is political pandemic of 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new directive for American citizens this week. Cancel Thanksgiving! Don't travel. Don't visit friends or relatives. Published November 19, 2020

Biden’s message of hope and unity plagued by history of hypocrisy

According to the Associated Press, Fox News and other major news outlets, former Vice President Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election and will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States in January. Democrats are ecstatic. Republicans are in denial. Published November 10, 2020

Media malpractice in the modern age

In 1981, Dan Rather of CBS News breathlessly reported the words, "James Brady is dead." James Brady was the press secretary for President Reagan and was collateral damage in the assassination attempt on Reagan by John Hinckley. In their effort to be first, CBS got it wrong. Published October 30, 2020

Bruce Springsteen’s new album, ‘Letter to You,’ offers reflection, hope and the E Street Band

Music has an amazing capacity to transport us to another time and place, often to our youth. Published October 23, 2020

‘Banana Republic of America’

The term "banana republic" describes a politically unstable country. What often comes to mind when one hears the term is a Central American or African country in which the ruling elites run their government as their own personal enterprise, exploiting the masses to keep power and enrich themselves. Published October 20, 2020

Joe Biden’s polling paradox

Polling is a science. It depends on randomly sampled participants, but there is nothing random about the formulas used to assure the statistics are accurate and meaningful. Published October 14, 2020

Debate shows Joe Biden sows seeds of fear and little else

The first presidential debate of the 2020 election season is in the books. President Trump was at times brash and abrasive, constantly interrupting Democratic nominee Joe Biden and continually refusing to yield to either his opponent or to the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. In other words, he was Trump. His manner surprised no one. Published September 30, 2020

Supreme Court-Trump-Democrat controversy solved: Follow the Constitution

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week at age 87. She served 27 years on America's highest court and while she was the most dependable vote for the left wing, she also was genuinely liked by people of all political stripes. Her life and her service should be celebrated. Published September 25, 2020

Joe Biden town hall hinky

Four years ago, Hillary Clinton ran for president of the United States. Her nomination as the candidate for the Democratic Party was simply accepted by the media and in turn by many in the public as inevitable. Published September 18, 2020

NFL’s Black national anthem is a slap to MLK Jr.

Professional sports are finally in full swing in this, the year of the pandemic. The NBA is playing in its Disney bubble. Major League Baseball's abbreviated season is hurtling toward an expanded fall playoff picture, and the NFL season has now officially kicked off. Many athletes have proclaimed themselves the social conscience of the country. Professional basketball hardwood floors are imprinted with Black Lives Matter. Multiple sport uniforms feature phrases indicative of social causes. Politics is discussed daily on the television sports networks. This has all become commonplace. Published September 14, 2020

Is Michelle Obama a racist?

Former First Lady Michelle Obama and I have a lot in common. We were both born in 1964. We are both considered tall. We both have siblings that played college basketball. According to a recent edition of Mrs. Obama's podcast, "The Michelle Obama Podcast," we have also shared similar experiences in the city of Washington with little bits of everyday life that happen away from the cameras. Published August 29, 2020

Democrats at DNC look back not forward

There is a 1971 Bob Seger song "Looking Back" that emphatically talks about "too many people looking back." The same is true today. Principal among those peering in the rear view mirror is the 2020 Democratic Party, as evidenced not only by their nominee but by the list of speakers that has been appearing at their virtual convention all week. Published August 20, 2020

Trump complains about Fox News

In recent months, President Trump has complained repeatedly about Fox News. He told CBN, "I don't like what they're doing at Fox News ... They have people on that network that are horrible, vicious." Published August 7, 2020