THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Trump looks beyond the curve that flattened the economy

The coronavirus curve is finally flattening, but so is the U.S. economy. When a full month of dutiful adherence to stay-at-home advisories has passed, Americans rightly expect to see a loosening of restrictions. With thoughtful attention to proper balance between health and financial well-being, authorities will hinge their legacies on whether they choose wisely before hitting hit the "start" button.

April 19, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Failed levees to blame

Your article about my city's Jazzfest was very welcome ("Coronavirus wipes out New Orleans Jazzfest for first time in its 50-year history," Web, April 16). We are very proud of our festivals, perhaps especially Jazzfest. Thanks for that.

April 19, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘All of the above’ needed in energy

"Green New Deal would fuel 'massive increase' in mining for China" (Web, April 16) makes a false generalization about mining and the environment, and ignores the significant economic opportunity that exists here at home as renewables are added to the grid. This is a topic especially relevant now as we look for opportunities for economic recovery when the nation gets back to work.

April 19, 2020

EDITORIAL: How well do we know the policies of those we are about to elect?

During these uncertain times it can feel like just about the most we can do is keep placing one foot in front of the other. Jobs are dwindling, money is tight, people are sick. With the ever-mounting problems of the present, small wonder few of us are in the mood to consider the future.

April 16, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Time for Murphy to find new gig

On Wednesday, Fox News' Tucker Carlson asked the New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy where he got the authority to take away the right of the people of New Jersey to gather together and peaceably assemble, a right protected by the Bill of Rights. The governor's response was that it was "above my pay grade" and that he hadn't given it a thought.

April 16, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Will we get our rights back?

In the recent past I have been quick to critique the Andrew Napolitano columns with which I fervently disagree. However, Mr. Napolitano's recent piece, "Do governors have the right to decide which activities are essential?" (Web, April 15), is outstanding and should be required reading by all as a reminder to us of what this country is about.

April 16, 2020

EDITORIAL: Pandemic planning must be part of every future risk assessment model

Americans want to get back to work. What's stopping them is unclear. President Donald J. Trump says he has the ultimate authority to restart the economy but the self-quarantine orders, travel restrictions and other limitations on mobility have all come from the governors and local elected officials.

April 15, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bigotry won’t cure coronavirus

At the grocery store, people whisper and point at you. When you're out on a run, people yell at you. At the gas station, people give you dirty looks. Staying positive is already hard during these times, but being Asian-American makes it 10 times harder.

April 15, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: How big a hit can freedom take?

"Coronavirus follies" (Web, April 14) correctly exposes the lack of common sense some governmental officials exercised while implementing policies to combat the coronavirus.

April 15, 2020

EDITORIAL: Common sense takes a back seat to coronavirus panic in pockets of odd restrictions

The president, too many governors and more than a few local officials have apparently decided that they have the power to order the rest of us to do pretty much anything that strikes their fancy in the name of fighting the coronavirus. Some of their contradictory orders make sense and some don't. Few would argue about the need for what we now call "social distancing," but why can that be used to justify arresting a man for playing catch with his daughter in an empty park in Colorado or two men who dared to play a round of golf in Rhode Island to keep them or the rest of us safe?

April 14, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Something afoot in Wuhan?

There are two laboratories in Wuhan, China, that collect corona and other viruses from bats and study them actively. The first is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where Dr. Zheng-Li Shi and her team are very well known. They are quite professional and competent. Strangely, the name of Peng Zhou, a prominent young investigator with several prestigious grants, has disappeared from the list on the institute website of those working there.

April 14, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No authority to end lockdown

President Trump was too cowardly to lock down our country to try to slow down the coronavirus, which has cost thousands of lives -- but he now claims he has the authority to end the lockdown ("States confront practical dilemmas on reopening economies," Web, Apri 14). Sorry, Mr. Trump, but that authority has already passed you by.

April 14, 2020

EDITORIAL: Federal government overusing the coronavirus rubber stamp

The coronavirus is a once-in-a-lifetime catastrophe. As the pandemic continues to savage the nation, government is sparing no effort to minimize the tragic toll in lost lives. When the fog of the war on disease finally lifts, Americans should ask for a clear-eyed review of the battle. One common-sense reform is worth consideration: Making federal disaster designation a more precise response to differing conditions on the ground rather than a bureaucratic rubber stamp.

April 13, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left adds insult to injury

I am worried. There are three threats to my country: The coronovirus, economic disaster and the little-realized threat to our governmental system. The first threat is being addressed as best as possible. The second threat, mentioned by President Trump, is the immense danger to our economy should the first threat not be defeated quickly. The third threat could be the most damaging.

April 13, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Quarantine not long-term fix

The point of comparison between the United States and apparently most of the rest of the world ought to be Sweden ("Big Europe has three times U.S. coronavirus deaths," Web, April 12). It is rarely pointed out that the a national quarantine response has no scientific historical basis. Sweden did not go along with the rest of the world; it went the historical, scientific route, which has consisted of masks, social distancing, personal hygiene and quarantining only the most vulnerable, which is perceived to be the aged and sick.

April 13, 2020

EDITORIAL: Media learned little from Bill Clinton affair with Monica Lewinsky

Linda Tripp died last week at the age of 70. Perhaps second only to President Clinton, she remains the most polarizing figure of the 1998 impeachment investigation -- proceedings that would not have unfolded with such explosivity save for her surreptitious recording of White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

April 12, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Perish thought of VP Cuomo

Yet another recent news item (I've counted four in The Times so far) hints at the possibility of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo becoming the running mate of Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, or even the eventual Democratic presidential nominee himself, based on his performance during the coronavirus outbreak ("Cuomo frenzy builds in a Sanders-less race," Web, April 8). Before anyone becomes too enamored with Mr. Cuomo, let us not forget that just over a year ago, in January 2019, it was he who directed the macabre pink lighting of One World Trade Center to "celebrate" his state legislature's passing of expanded abortion rights in New York.

April 12, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Government incentivizing laziness

One of the unintended consequences of the federal COVID-19 response is that unemployment benefits have increased so much that if you make $55,000 or less a year, you will make the same amount of money collecting unemployment benefits for the next nine months as you would have made working 40 hours a week.

April 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: Wisconsin’s high court and U.S. Supreme Court got it right

The fights this week at the Wisconsin state Supreme Court and at the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the April 7 Wisconsin primary are prime examples of what can best be described as the "outcome-based adjudication" favored by liberal judicial activists. (It's not to be confused with outcome-based education.)

April 9, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Baldwin’s stupid statement

Poor Alec Baldwin. After years of displaying his violent temper in public, Baldwin now tells conservatives that if they simply vote for the candidate of our choice, the are "mentally ill" ("Alec Baldwin bashes millions of Americans, says only 'mentally ill' will vote for Trump," Web, April 8). My message to Mr. Baldwin is this: If you have nothing of substance to add to our national discourse, self-isolate permanently.

April 9, 2020