THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Obama could fix Chicago

The murderous rage in Chicago is out of control. With hundreds of people killed each year and no relief in sight. Surprisingly blackonblack killings predominate, with only a few white-on-black police killings and random white killings of blacks. Mr. Obama's designated Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was assigned to reduce the violence, but he has been ineffective. The killings continue unabated and Mr. Emanuel is expected to be ousted soon.

August 7, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Democrats making no strides

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's estimation of our judicial system as being racist from top to bottom is apparently driven by the injustices her people suffered when they were vanquished ("Elizabeth Warren under fire for jab at 'racist' justice system," Web, Aug. 6). Alas, there's nobody alive to blame for the sins of the past. Besides, Ms. Warren is a United States senator — she's not living on a reservation, and it would be the height of cynicism to complain about that, wouldn't it?

August 7, 2018

EDITORIAL: Smoking marijuana has unhappy consequences

It's good to be smart. Nearly everybody craves the company of the brainy and bright. Smart people usually surround themselves with the intelligent gadgetry of modernity — smart phones, smart cars, smart watches, smart TVs, even smart fridges that can recite recipes and stream video on demand. It is true, of course, that gadgets can be become addictive. Then acquiring the latest expensive iFrill is not so smart.

August 7, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Fact vs. opinion

One of the biggest challenges faced in the post-truth culture is ascertaining what constitutes a "fact" and what constitutes an "opinion." Whether one supports or opposes President Donald Trump, we should remember what philosophers and rhetoricians teach us — namely that there is an important epistemological difference between "facts" and "opinion."

August 6, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Not buying ‘satire’ bit

In its sad defense of Sarah Jeong as a newly hired editorial writer, The New York Times expects we will believe its explanation of her in-your-face racism toward white people and hatred of police as "satire" designed to teach us white folk a lesson about our own misguided judgment of people based on their appearance ("NYT's embattled Sarah Jeong: President Trump is 'basically Hitler'," Web, Aug. 6). Gee, thanks "Gray Lady" and Sarah, but I'm not buying it. I know when I'm being manipulated and played for a fool.

August 6, 2018

EDITORIAL: Turkey’s vindictive behavior is unworthy of a NATO ‘ally’

It's sad when promising friendships turn sour. It's treacherous when carefully nurtured bonds among nations are put asunder. On paper, the United States and Turkey are NATO allies, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to trade relations with the West for ties to radical Islam. This has cast doubt on the future of the alliance. Turkey's harsh treatment of an American pastor intensifies the crisis.

August 6, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Dellums will be missed

Ron Dellums was a family man, but it seemed that his family included just about everyone, regardless of race, religion or species ("California's fiery former congressman Ron Dellums dies at 82," Web, July 30). A former Marine and a member of Congress for 13 terms, to animals and their advocates, he was a hero.

August 5, 2018

EDITORIAL: Google caves to employees shunning work on the nation’s defense

A consequence of the technology boom is an improvement in the capability of fighting the nation's inevitable wars. When man takes a leap forward in what he is able to accomplish with his brain, the military finds a way to exploit it on the battlefield. Sad, but that's the unhappy way the world works.

August 5, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Build the wall now

Congress should provide funding for a wall between the United States and Mexico. A wall would benefit everyone, including legal and illegal immigrants. Forcing all immigrants to enter the United States through a port of entry could ensure that they receive proper papers to obtain legal employment in the United States and be placed on the tax roles.

August 5, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Logic over sympathy

In previous pelection years the economy has dominated the voter-issues list, but in this era of the media the topic du jour can be any one newspapers and TV choose to feature. The cited poll results favoring the restriction of immigration would appear to be an anomaly unique to the 2018 election ("Immigration is the winning issue," Web, Aug. 1). These results have shown that logic prevails over sympathy.

August 2, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stop whining, start fixing

People who refuse to honor the American flag and/or anthem are showing great disrespect for our nation and its people. Some claim to be doing it because they dislike our president or his politics. The president is just one of more than 330 million Americans. He was elected by the people to manage our country's affairs. It is not he that these people are disrespecting.

August 2, 2018

EDITORIAL: Google buys a return to China, and it’s no bargain

As corporate mission statements go, Google's is simple enough: "Don't be evil." This isn't asking much from its employees. It's vague and meaningless, as most corporate mission statements are. It's a mantra only suitable until the going gets tough. Who applauds evil, anyway?

August 2, 2018

EDITORIAL: With the economy humming, Americans want security at the border

Elections have consequences is a maxim that's as true as ever, but it's a maxim that has lost some of its punch in a "can-you-top-this?" culture. The punditry insists, as always, that every election is the most important one of everybody's lifetime. It's hyperbole, of course, but it's also true that the 2018 midterms are very, very important. "It's the economy, stupid," is giving way to a maxim waiting for someone to coin: Immigration determines what kind of nation we'll be, and most Americans like the nation we already have.

August 1, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Modeling has not replaced testing in science

In his op-ed, "The changing climate of science" (Web, July 30) Anthony J. Sadar writes, "At least part of the problem of predicting reality can be attributed to the apparent abandonment of the observation-hypothesis-testing construct and replacing the hypothesis component with theory and the testing component with modeling." Modeling has not replaced good, old-fashioned hypothesis formulation and testing in science. To suggest as much is at the very least disingenuous.

August 1, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Ignoring sworn oath

As an independent voter and former law-enforcement officer, I can't be the only one familiar with the wiretapping laws in this country. I'm wondering why no one from the Trump administration is bringing these laws to the forefront regarding former Trump attorney Michael Cohen illegally taping the president without consent ("Giuliani: Cohen betrayed Trump like 'Brutus put the last knife in Caesar,'" Web, July 30).

August 1, 2018

EDITORIAL: Misguided activists want to seize Trump International Hotel’s liquor license

Who knew so many of the sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome were advanced alcoholics? But some of them have obviously come down with delirium tremens, or D.T.

July 31, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No more supply-side economics

The time when the United States was the richest, most powerful nation in the world was also when we were our own best customer.

July 31, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Israel ‘a light unto nations’

Thank you for your article "Syrian White Helmets evacuated to Jordan through Israel" (Web, July 22), about Israel's daring mission to save hundreds of Syrian volunteer rescue workers and their families from Syrian President Bashar Assad's murderous, Iranian-backed war machine.

July 31, 2018

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Trump rating should be higher

In his column "Making sport calling out 'them lyin' newspapers" (Web, July 26) Wesley Pruden expresses astonishment that President Trump's approval rating continues to rise despite well, despite his being Donald Trump. What really astonishes me is that the American electorate continues to deny this president higher "marks" than his predecessor — considering the difference between the Obama and Trump performances is the difference between lies and failure, and truth and success.

July 30, 2018

EDITORIAL: Europe yearns to handicap Silicon Valley’s aggressive entrepreneurs

America's high-tech colossi dominate the globe. Silicon Valley, loosely defined in a mixture of metaphors, is the ultimate Big Rock Candy Mountain. Amazon, Uber, Apple, Microsoft, Lyft, Intel, Facebook, Google, Instagram, Ebay, Twitter, Lyft, were all made in America. Europe's high-tech companies, by contrast, are puny. Only Spotify, a Swedish music-streaming app, makes much of splash globally.

July 30, 2018