THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Mainstream media fearmongering

When a Democratic politician from Detroit says she took hydroxychloroquine for the coronavirus and thanks President Trump for recommending this treatment, saying she believes it saved her life, did the hosts of "Morning Joe" mention it ("Michigan Democrat thanks Trump, hydroxychloroquine for helping save her life from coronavirus," Web, April 7)? Of course not.

April 9, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Fast-track effective treatments

A treatment for the coronavirus is the only way to end our current crisis rapidly. President Trump asked for deployment of two safe, existing drugs, hydroxychloroquine and Remedesevir. Physicians have used them with good results in small studies, but the bureaucracy is stumbling all over itself regarding informing the public about them.

April 8, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Poor harder hit by virus

"AOC wants coronavirus reparations for minorities: 'Inequality is a comorbidity'" (Web, April 3) reports that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared inequality a health condition and said that communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic should receive relief in the form of equitable reparations. This is true, but the piece incorrectly states that AOC has been using "the crisis as an opportunity to push her radical agenda, including universal health care, universal college, guaranteed housing and instituting a living wage." This statement unfairly attacks AOC rather than highlighting the true issues at hand.

April 8, 2020

EDITORIAL: Wisconsin primary results could end Bernie Sanders presidential campaign

In Wisconsin at least, the show went on Tuesday, coronavirus or no coronavirus.

April 7, 2020

EDITORIAL: Why are nurses unions protesting hospitals?

Health care workers are the heroes of the coronavirus crisis. They're the ones "running into the burning buildings instead of out," as just about everyone said regarding firefighters in the aftermath of 9/11. The doctors and nurses and orderlies who show up every day, work double- and triple-shifts treating the sick and searching for a cure deserve our thoughts and prayers and gratitude.

April 7, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Executive order not in order

The left-wing media is again showing itself to be either inept, lacking in common sense or trying to pressure the president to take action for which it would later criticize him even more. The media persists in questioning President Trump's decision not to issue an executive order for a nationwide lockdown. The president has correctly stated that he does not have the constitutional authority to do so.

April 7, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Vote for freedoms

One thing is certain: We are now experiencing what life might be like in America should individual freedom and the idea of federalism be totally abandoned in favor of socialism and government autonomy.

April 7, 2020

EDITORIAL: Trump checks the vital signs of oil industry

A drop in the price of life's necessities is a surprise boon for consumers, but it can mean a bust for producers. The global oil market has gone over a precipice -- partly owing to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and partly due to a price war -- and the U.S. oil industry is caught in the crossfire. Unless the disruptions subside, and quickly, President Trump should not hesitate to take steps to ensure the health of an enterprise that isn't simply vital to the American economy, but its national security.

April 6, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Reinstate fired captain

Capt. Brett E. Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, appealed to his superiors for help regarding his crew contracting the coronavirus ("Fired USS Roosevelt captain reportedly tests positive for coronavirus," Web, April 5). His letter was made public at some point, and for it he was relieved of command. He now has the virus and is in quarantine. It is unclear when he was diagnosed.

April 6, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ‘Vengeance’ voting backfires

After spending so much time separated physically from friends and family, few can doubt that the whole nation is engaged in a real war against the COVID-19 pandemic. As in all past national emergencies, the nation looks to the government for leadership, and press conferences led by President Trump have been held daily.

April 6, 2020

EDITORIAL: Daniel Pearl’s killers nearly released until Pakistani government stepped in

The murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002 was a sadistic, disgusting, bigoted act. Pearl, on assignment in Pakistan, was abducted and held for several days, before being beheaded. The act was filmed and distributed widely on the Internet.

April 5, 2020

EDITORIAL: No room in Democratic Party’s ‘big tent’ for pro-lifers

It went largely unreported by most of the media, eclipsed by the "all-coronavirus-all-the-time" reportage, but the Democrats recently kicked someone out of their quickly shrinking "big tent."

April 5, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stop the pork now

It's sickening to watch the pork factory in Congress. We have a pandemic with genuine life-and-death consequences, and the speaker of the House injects pork into a bill destined for relief. Abuse doesn't get much worse than this, but without question, this speaker will find a way ("Nancy Pelosi, the real coronavirus fiddler," Web, March 31).

April 5, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Poor seniors ‘invisible’

In all the concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one group that is being overlooked -- namely, the invisible, isolated, poor elderly.

April 5, 2020

EDITORIAL: Time for infrastructure week

The job numbers are in and they don't look good. Nearly 7 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a total exceeding most projections and setting sad historic records. The week before more than 3 million had. As the coronavirus increases its havoc across the country -- medical consensus has it that we have yet to reach "peak" infection -- the economy will continue to crater in ways we haven't witnessed since the Great Depression.

April 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: Some busybodies foolishly targeting increase of liquor sales during pandemic

Liquor sales have risen 55 percent since the onset of the coronavirus crisis. This does not mean, as some have suggested, that Americans are getting tanked more -- at least not necessarily. It's more likely that the same impulse that pushed Americans to stock up on hand sanitizer and toilet paper has transferred to booze as well. If you're not going to want to leave the house for weeks or even months on end, you might as well stock up.

April 2, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Much more cash needed

The big question now is, How long will it take us to recover from the deep recession that will likely take place because of the prolonged state of this pandemic? Businesses across the country are furloughing and laying off their employees by the millions. Legislation passed by the feds is nowhere near sufficient to avoid the massive recession that is up ahead. Something more significant is going to have to be done to relieve the effects on this economy.

April 2, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Schlesinger will be missed

Adam Schlesinger has died from COVID-19. Schlesinger was known for his band, Fountains of Wayne, and the many movies and TV shows he scored (most recently, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," and most famously "That Thing You Do!"). I knew him best as a mentor and a friend.

April 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: The coronavirus goes on, as does partisan squabbling

The world has been upended by disease, and leadership has become a matter of life and death. Coronavirus infections globally have skyrocketed in recent days, and the United States now bears the largest reported share, though it's likely that China's are grimmer still.

April 1, 2020

EDITORIAL: Gas prices tank, but we’ve got nowhere to go

Talk about being all dressed up with nowhere to go. Oil prices have collapsed worldwide as demand has cratered and Saudi Arabia has refused to curtail production. The upshot? Gas cheaper than it's been in years: In the nation's capital, never a particularly affordable area, local outlets are now offering regular unleaded at below $2 a gallon.

April 1, 2020