THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. airlines must up service game

I read with great interest "Trump signs executive order for 'buy-American, hire-American' policy" (Web, April 18). Last week I flew on American Airlines from Philipsburg in St. Maarten to Charlotte, North Carolina. To the passengers' surprise, there was no in-flight media entertainment on the flight, which lasted four hours and 16 minutes.

April 20, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Eat real food, not carbs

Ever hear the one about the medical professional who proclaimed that 80 percent of what medical doctors do is not backed by double-blind, randomized, controlled trials? Unfortunately, it's no joke. For the uninitiated, these trials are the best way to demonstrate cause and effect. The implication: Medical quackery is alive and well in your doctor's office. Medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death.

April 20, 2017

EDITORIAL: It’s Earth Day, not Doomsday

Saturday marks the annual celebration of nature called Earth Day, now in its 47th year. It's further the day set aside for a new event, the March for Science. Which to support? Well, both. The environmentally conscious in the nation's capital can kill two birds with one stone (speaking figuratively, of course) and do both. By showing up on the National Mall, they can refresh their love for humanity's habitat and cheer as well for the scientific programs that guard against abusing the globe. But showing up in a "Make America Great Again" hat won't be wise. Someone burdened with an excess of tolerance might deck such a foolish celebrant with a picket sign. Saturday is not about making America great, but making America green.

April 19, 2017

EDITORIAL: Another ‘moral victory’ for the Democrats

Our earthquakes and landslides just ain't what they used to be. The Democrats, like all political parties on the outs with voters, are entitled to look for hope and solace where they can find it, but the pickings in special congressional elections are so far pretty skimpy.

April 19, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: True Islam teaches equality

In her recent anti-Islam diatribe masquerading as a legitimate condemnation of female genital mutilation (FGM) ("The Islam clash in America," Web, April 18) Cheryl K. Chumley makes some ill-informed, inaccurate and offensive statements about Islam and Muslims.

April 19, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Give states back their land

In his otherwise excellent article on federal land grabs ("A monumental issue in Maine," B3, April 17), Robert Knight fails to mention why Washington is able to get away with this.

April 18, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How to sway North Korea

President Trump has pointed out the strong linkage between China and North Korea, and he correctly assumes China can influence North Korea's weapons-development program. We must work with China to resolve this situation, the Chinese encroachment in the South China Sea and the trade-deficit imbalance.

April 18, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Snowflake’ schools prepare no one

How ironic was The Washington Times' juxtaposition of two articles in yesterday's edition ("The Halls of Ivy," Inside the Beltway; "Trump to Use Executive Order to Push 'Hire American,'"). Maybe when universities like Arizona State start offering, teaching and testing students on courses that actually prepare them for a future in the work world instead of wasting parents' and taxpayers' money on country-club living with a side helping of "snowflake" protection, perhaps then the H-1B visa program will become extinct. If I were the CEO of a company looking to hire people with the skill sets needed to improve my business, these students would be at the bottom of my list.

April 18, 2017

EDITORIAL: Cooking Turkey’s goose

Turkey has been bumping along on the ragged margins of democracy for years. With this week's slim approval of a governmental reform referendum, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proclaimed that the nation can "change gears and continue along our course more quickly."

April 18, 2017

EDITORIAL: Theresa May’s gamble

Theresa May showed herself Tuesday to be a bit of a gambler, but only a bit. Armed with public-opinion polls revealing an unusual opportunity to trade a sure thing for a better thing, she stunned Britain, surprised Europe and fascinated Washington by calling for new parliamentary elections on June 8.

April 18, 2017

EDITORIAL: Waiting for Trump tax relief

"Everything in moderation" can be sage advice, especially when it applies to government and gluttony. When the administrative state sticks to its proper limited role, costs are contained and taxes are bearable. But the bloated administrative state snacks on billions and feasts on trillions. As Americans hustle to file their last-minute tax returns for 2016, Donald Trump's promised relief is obviously too late to lessen the burden this tax season, which ends Tuesday. If help doesn't come soon, hope for an era of renewed prosperity will soon be but a fading memory.

April 17, 2017

EDITORIAL: The Democratic shutdown of the government

Where you stand depends on where you're sitting, as the wise man said, and the Democrats are so determined to prevent construction of the wall on the border they're willing to shut down the government if necessary to do it.

April 17, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Devalued value of a dollar

I have in my possession a copy of the Aug. 14, 1945, edition of The Washington Star announcing the end of World War II. Its original cost: five cents. The Sunday papers at that time, as I recall, cost 10 cents. Gasoline cost 12 cents per gallon, and a loaf of Wonder Bread, 10 cents ("D.C. minimum wage hike to result in job losses, higher pay going to suburban workers," Web, March 23).

April 17, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Diplomacy is real strength

President Trump has now added his name to the list of war-criminal presidents. As a "unicorn voter" (a black man who voted for Mr. Trump but never for Mr. Obama), I now view Mr. Trump with the same disdain I viewed our previous presidents. Nothing good can come from our recent, unconstitutional bombings.

April 17, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Volunteer fibber

After the attack on the CIA compound in Benghazi, President Obama had to cover his behind, and quick. Overnight, he and his advisers evidently came up with the lie that the attack had been in response to a very little-known YouTube video.

April 17, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rice cover-ups go much deeper

Pardon those who did not take Susan Rice at her word when she recently went before MSNBC TV cameras and "categorically denied committing any wrongdoing by seeking the redacted names of Trump campaign aides" in her latest political dust-up ("Unmasking' of Trump aides reveals Susan Rice at center of multifarious controversies," Web, April 12). Lost in earlier Beltway sparring over Rice's role in the Obama administration's response to the Benghazi attacks were the hard facts of the timeline for those events.

April 16, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Improve high-speed rail

With the recent controversy over United Airlines violently pulling a seated passenger off a flight, it is good to reflect on air travel in general. Passengers are expected to arrive at the terminal two hours before their scheduled flights, then endure security lines, which entail removing shoes and being patted down.

April 16, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Spicer Hitler comments unacceptable

Press Secretary Sean Spicer's recent comments during Passover regarding Adolf Hitler, Syrian leader Bashar Assad and poison gas were totally insensitive and inexcusable ("Sean Spicer: I 'let the president down' with Hitler-Assad comments," Web, April 12).

April 16, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Muslim leaders must seek change

If the recent attempt by Islamists to kill Coptic Pope Tawadros II does not finally open the eyes of the world to the fact that Islam is not a religion but an ideology seeking total domination, then we are blind ("Suicide bombers kill 44 at Palm Sunday services in Egypt," Web, April 9).

April 16, 2017

EDITORIAL: The war for Trump’s ear

There's an ominous rumble of war in Korea, there's always an ominous rumble of war in the Middle East, but in Washington we've already got the real thing. The combatants are taking no prisoners and the rules of the Geneva Convention do not apply.

April 16, 2017