THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Left’s gun fix makes no sense

Many liberals and the Democratic Party like to insult Christians and our belief in God, Jesus Christ and prayer ("Mocking prayer after the massacre," Web, Nov. 8). The political left's God truly is big government and self-adoration.

November 14, 2017

EDITORIAL: Explosion of sexual assault exposes dark strain in national character

The times are not just "a'changing," as Bob Dylan sang of them — but they're unraveling. Dismembering of the culture is at hand, and only the blind and foolish cannot see it. History is trashed and anyone who objects is a bigot, or worse. Pale-skinned Americans are vilified for living innocent lives, exploiting "white privilege." Bulls-eyes are painted on the backs of conservatives and Republicans because, well, they're conservatives and Republicans. Every man is a sexual predator, or will be soon. Throwing brickbats at unpopular targets can be great fun, but what goes around comes around.

November 13, 2017

EDITORIAL: Abortion continues to divide red and blue America

Abortion is the issue that will divide America forever because it's fundamentally an issue of conscience vs. convenience, with no victory for either side in prospect. A conscience is difficult to silence and everybody likes convenience. There's no better snapshot of the chasm between red America and blue America.

November 13, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: George W. Bush wrong to jump on Donald Trump

That former President George W. Bush would speak out against a sitting president now, and never did so during the Obama era, is indicative of why Donald Trump was elected president in the first place. Today's Republican-establishment politicians are the latest exemplar of why Washington is so often called a swamp, with self-aggrandizement and self-enrichment making "the people" sound like some sweet, old-fashioned notion.

November 13, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: NFL, look to Canada, U.K.

Maybe the NFL ought to take a page out of the books of other professional sports, those that manage their pre-game national anthems with grace. The England and German national soccer teams not only sing their respective anthems but recently also wear arm bands with poppies on them. The English teams all wear poppies on their uniforms for the week prior to their national veterans/remembrance day. Hockey Night in Canada had a solemn tribute to all veterans prior to last Saturday's game, and it included a pipe band and a vignette about soldiers from prior conflicts. Even the flamboyant Don Cherry wore a subdued blue blazer with a Royal Canadian Legion emblem, as well as a poppy — as all Canadian coaches wear for this hallowed period.

November 13, 2017

EDITORIAL: Alabama voters should decide if Roy Moore should represent them

Sometimes a lynch mob gets a guilty man, but it's nevertheless an unspeakable evil. The accusations against Roy Moore in Alabama are sordid and serious, but so far they're accusations, not charges, and he is entitled to his day in court. That day will be Dec. 12, and the jurors, in a special election to replace Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate, will be the voters of Alabama.

November 12, 2017

EDITORIAL: Maine voters gave themselves an expensive Medicaid gift

The voters of Maine gave themselves a Christmas present last week, voting to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, and doing it by referendum to prevent Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, from taking it away from them. The legislature had tried five times to give such a fine present to Maine voters, and five times Mr. LePage vetoed the present because he said Maine couldn't afford it.

November 12, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Decades of useless climate parties

The climate warriors are holding yet another global warming jamboree, this time at the COP 23 Fiji UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany ("US at climate talks may be like unhappy dinner guest," Web, Nov. 9). We can expect an orchestrated flood of frightening forecasts to support their alarmist agenda.

November 12, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Pharma not in the health business

The first thing you have to get your head around is that health care is not about health ("Doctors fear obesity diagnosis will embarrass patients," Web, Nov. 7). Health insurance is in fact "disease" insurance, and only rarely does it have anything to do with your health. Doctors have not been trained to promote health, do not have a clue as to how to do so and basically are where they are because of the ability to perform well on exams and ultimately to learn to diagnose disease and then match that disease to a menu of drugs. This is what a patient pays for. If you raise your expectations, you are going to be disappointed in a big way.

November 12, 2017

EDITORIAL: Tax reformers may give home-mortgage deduction a trim

Home is where the heart it is, but home is where there's a big hole in tax receipts. The home mortgage interest deduction, which enables mortgage holders to write off the interest payments on their properties, will subtract $1.3 trillion from the federal government's balance sheet over the course of the next decade.

November 9, 2017

EDITORIAL: Democrats stall NASA nominee for same-sex marriage views

Some marriages are said to be made in heaven, and now certain Democratic senators want to make sure that some marriages be recognized in space. Heaven can wait. These senators object to President Trump's nominee to be the administrator of NASA because he, like most Americans, thinks the ladies make the most appropriate brides.

November 9, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Boko Haram means U.S. in Africa

Several weeks back, when four brave American service members lost their lives in Niger, the question asked by many was, What are U.S. forces doing in Africa?

November 9, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: China bigger threat than Cuba

The Trump administration has issued new restrictions on Americans visiting communist Cuba. Americans will not be allowed to do business with certain hotels, stores or other establishments that have ties to the Cuban military or security services. But why doesn't the Trump administration place the same types of sanctions on communist China? A lot of hotels, stores and other businesses are owned by the Chinese military and Communist Party there. Why the hypocrisy?

November 9, 2017

EDITORIAL: The Obama-Clinton gift to the Russians demands scrutiny

Sensations that explode with a flash and a bang seize public attention, but the echo doesn't last forever. Charges of Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election that lit up the night sky in the spring are fading now with the colors of autumn. But details emerging from cracks and crevices of the Obama administration demand attention.

November 8, 2017

EDITORIAL: Real pain for Republicans is coming

The Republicans can't say they didn't deserve the spanking they got Tuesday night. The results in Virginia in particular were a wake-up call, and the Republicans have a talent for sleeping through the noise of an alarm clock. The Grumpy Old Party was cruising for a bruising, and it got one. Did the elephant learn anything?

November 8, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Texas shooter passed check

My condolences to the families of the 20 people killed in last weekend's Texas church shootings, and speedy recoveries to the 26 persons injured.

November 8, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: All quiet on Vegas shooting

The Las Vegas shooting happened on Oct. 1. It was covered by the news media for four to five days thereafter, with conflicting reports about the timeline, the shooter and the hotel security staff. Plus, even more conflicting reports were available from witnesses at the hotel and the venue, supported by audio and video recordings.

November 8, 2017

EDITORIAL: How Turkey is becoming a threat to stability in the Middle East

Nostalgia is a powerful driver of emotions, whether for an old flame dreaming new dreams or for a new ruler of the remnants of empire remembering what once was, and what in his imagination could be again. But the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (formerly prime minister) and his AKP Justice and Development Party is more and more authoritarian than romantic.

November 7, 2017

EDITORIAL: Environmentalists adhere to unrealistic plan in Bonn

As America goes, so goes the world. With the 2017 United Nations climate change conference getting underway in Germany, the world's most influential nation is split over whether it's a good idea to hamstring the economy just to lower the temperature a fraction of a degree (maybe). The smart money says the Trump administration's free market approach to climate policy is a better way than putting it into the hands of environmental theologians who are usually wrong.

November 7, 2017

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Selective violence denouncement

When an African-American male shoots up a church in Tennessee, the news is swept under the rug. When an Islamic State terrorist mows down innocents, we are told not to rush to judgement. But when a white male shoots a church of Christians, Hollywood and the gun-control crowd pounce on the opportunity to judge America.

November 7, 2017