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Don't take plummeting crime rates for granted. Illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times.

Don't take plummeting crime rates for granted

Five thousand Americans are still living, working and loving their families because of policy changes that have brought down crime rates to historic lows.

The high cost of unfettered access to cyberspace. Illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times.

The high cost of unfettered access to cyberspace

The unfathomable inner universe of the human mind is every bit as vast as the infinite reaches of outer space -- and a realm in which it is just as easy to become disoriented.

Democratic presidential candidates then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., right, speaks as then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens during a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hillary Clinton, tasteless and petty to the last

- The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton jumped back into the political headline world with a sideswipe at President Trump, made during a Barack Obama-Michelle Obama event. The event took place months ago, but she was proud of her wittiness and had to share it with the world.

This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan. (Bell County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)

Public execution of the Fort Hood killer is an absurd idea

Allowing the death of Nidal Hasan to be witnessed by millions of people doesn't elevate it or make the sentence more effective. To the contrary, it cheapens the action, turning what should be the most somber of penalties into a carnival-like act. It degrades the dignity of life.

Illustration on military recruitment challenges by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Project Meridian is commendable

Late last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took the stage at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia to announce Project Meridian.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Marco Rubio should run for president

Back in my college days at American University in the District of Columbia, required reading included the works of Greek playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.