The Washington Times

Opinion

Featured Articles
  • Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he is still torn on what to do with some of the enemy combatants in the war on terrorism captured overseas the U.S. holds. His father, Ron Paul, advocates closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Associated Press)

    PAUL: Blocking the pathway to a national ID

    By Sen. Rand Paul

    The immigration-reform bill that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee this week is expected to be considered by the Senate in June. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • The Washington Times

    WOLF: Tyranny in our time

    By Dr. Milton R. Wolf - The Washington Times

    Americans are beginning to recognize the disturbing similarities between President Obama and the fallen Richard Nixon, but the comparison that may matter more is between Mr. Obama and King George III. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

    HANSON: When paranoia becomes prescience

    By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times

    Government is now so huge, powerful and callous that citizens risk becoming proverbial serfs without the freedoms guaranteed by the Founding Fathers. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Leaning to hear a reporter's question, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, talks Feb. 26, 2013, about the looming automatic spending cuts following a Democratic strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

    EDITORIAL: Reid’s court-packing scheme

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doesn’t like the direction the federal judiciary is heading, so he has come up with a variant of court-packing to achieve his results. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

    EDITORIAL: The nanny blows his top

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is still smarting from the court rebuke he got in March for trying to prohibit sales of “supersized” sodas. He blew his top last week at a second judicial slight. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration Windmills Killing Eagles by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    EDITORIAL: Windmills of death

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    There’s a killer on the loose. Known for murdering in cold blood with a sharp blade, the government has nevertheless turned a blind eye to the killer’s trail of death and destruction. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    KUHNER: An enormous abuse of IRS power

    By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

    Did President Obama know about his administration’s enemies list? If he did - and it looks like he may have - then his presidency is in deep trouble. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    SHERK: A union of one

    By James Sherk

    Desperate times call for desperate measures, but the union movement has taken this saying to a new level. It has reacted to dwindling membership by unionizing recipients of public assistance. In more than a dozen states, unions now extract dues from government benefit checks. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    GHEI: The price of eroding trust

    By Nita Ghei

    In the latest act of the unfolding Internal Revenue Service scandal, Lois Lerner, the head of the agency’s tax-exempt organizations office, faced with allegations of improper targeting of conservative groups, invoked the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    LAMBRO: Dodging job talk

    By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

    Five months into his improvisational second term, a sluggish economy and severe jobless rate seem to have vanished from President Obama’s agenda. Published May 24, 2013 Comments

  • Christopher Harper

    HARPER: Network ‘Bigfoots’ stomp on local coverage

    By Christopher Harper

    The tornado in Oklahoma provides a classic example of how national television network news operates, depending on local reporters and camera operators until the big guns arrive to take over. Published May 22, 2013 Comments

  • The Washington Times

    NAPOLITANO: Tyranny just around the corner

    By Andrew P. Napolitano

    A few weeks ago, President Obama advised graduates at Ohio State University that they need not listen to voices warning about tyranny around the corner, because we have self-government in America. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration Obamacare Paperwork by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    BARRASSO: The healing powers of pencil pushers

    By John Barrasso

    Anger at the Internal Revenue Service’s abuse of power is reaching an all-time high across the country. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

  • Illustration: Homegrown jihad by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

    EDITORIAL: Homegrown jihad

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    George W. Bush employed an anti-terrorism strategy of taking the fight to the enemy abroad “so we do not have to face them here at home.” Barack Obama has replaced that with welcoming the enemy to our shores and bestowing on him American citizenship. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

  • ** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 21 ** Visitors listen Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, to Michael Gurling, right, of the Forks, Wash., Chamber of Commerce, talk about the bonfire location on a beach in LaPush, Wash., that is portrayed as the place where Bella Swan, the main character in author Stephenie Meyer's vampire-themed "Twilight" books, learns that her high-school friend Edward Cullen is really a vampire. The visitors were taking part in a "Twilight Tour" led by Gurling that takes fans of the books, which are set in the nearby town of Forks, Wash., around to locations central to the plot and characters. The attention is welcome in Forks, which has long suffered by the decline in the timber industry. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

    EDITORIAL: California to ban fire

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    Since man first rubbed a pair of sticks together to make a fire, we’ve gathered around a campfire to cook food, enjoy good company and bask in the warmth of the glowing embers. Published May 23, 2013 Comments

Recent Articles
  • Wind energy is cost-effective job creator

    By - The Washington Times

    The recent letter "The true cost of biofuels" (May 21) misstates the facts on the economics of renewable energy, particularly the wind industry. A wise investment is one that delivers solid growth and is strategically positioned for the future. Wind energy succeeds on both counts. Published May 24, 2013

  • Air-conditioning tweet just satire

    By - The Washington Times

    On May 17, The Washington Times published an article titled "Saudi cleric: Prohibit women from using air conditioning" (Web). Since then, the article has been circulating around social media and news outlets, including CNN Arabic and the United Arab Emirates' Al Bayan. It even sparked its own dedicated hashtag on Twitter. Published May 24, 2013

  • Remembering Memorial Day's true purpose

    By - The Washington Times

    In the 1860s, the U.S. government declared Decoration Day as a day of remembrance to honor those who had died in our nation's service during the Civil War. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed in May 1868, and after World War I the holiday was changed from honoring the Civil War dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war. Published May 24, 2013

  • Extremist ideology before national welfare

    By - The Washington Times

    We are now seeing a dysfunctional government defending itself from one scandal after another. Tragically, in the process of defending itself, we see deception, stonewalling and outright lies perpetrated by government officials. Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service fiasco and the raid of Associated Press records are only, I suspect, the tips of a large iceberg. Published May 24, 2013

  • MILLER: Conn., Colorado gun owners file lawsuits to win back Second Amendment rights

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    As quickly as gun-grabbing governors snatched away citizens’ Second Amendment rights, gun owners are filing lawsuits to get them back. Individuals, retailers, gun-rights groups and manufacturers joined together in Connecticut and Colorado this week to take the 2013 gun-control laws to court. Published May 23, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Free speech isn't harassment

    By - The Washington Times

    The Washington Times rightly criticizes the Obama administration for demanding unconstitutional college speech codes ("Repealing free speech," Comment & Analysis, May 17). The Department of Education wrongly claims that any "unwelcome" speech about sexual topics is "sexual harassment" — even if it does not offend an "objectively reasonable person." Published May 23, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Benghazi victims could be alive today

    By - The Washington Times

    We keep hearing from the president and some congressmen that Benghazi, Libya, is a sideshow. If it were about who changed talking points or security, I would agree. Published May 23, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Egg bill enjoys broad support

    By - The Washington Times

    The guest Commentary "Cracking Big Egg" (May 21) was disingenuous if not outright misleading about the egg bill. The bill is supported by egg farmers nationwide, by voters, by consumer groups, by veterinarians, by animal welfare groups, by religious groups, by grocers and food-service companies and by many others. Published May 23, 2013

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'The Rise of the Vampire'

    By Muriel Dobbin - Special to The Washington Times

    Fascination with the undead and fear of the supernatural have filtered through the mists of time, and the vampire has become the star of a dark and bloody show still playing in the 21st century. Published May 23, 2013

Political Cartoons
  • Fox News reporter goes to bed.

    Fox News reporter goes to bed.

    Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services

  • Get free daily emails from breaking news to the day's top stories. Privacy Policy
    Happening Now
    Get Involved

    Write for Commentary

    All commentary submissions must be original and exclusive to The Washington Times. Standard length for op-eds is 600-800 words. Longer submissions are less likely to be accepted. Please allow us 72 hours to review your submission. If we have not contacted you within that period, you are free to submit it elsewhere. All op-eds are subject to editing for space, style and clarity.

    Please complete the two forms below and email to commentary@washingtontimes.com

    IRS W-9
    Freelance Agreement