THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Political correctness’ a misnomer

The concept of 'political correctness' is not legitimate. Somehow the term has stuck, as evidenced by its usage in Gerald Walpin's excellent piece ("The demise of academic freedom," Web, Nov. 19). Unfortunately, it's probably here to stay, though, because of common usage.

November 26, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Call terrorism what it is — and fight it

Shakespeare wrote "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." We have all seen for decades the murder, rape, mutilation and torture perpetrated by barbaric terrorists around the world. They call themselves Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Al Jihad, al-Qaeda and now the Islamic State. All of these are but the poisonous bouquet spawned by what many call a "religion of peace."

November 26, 2015

EDITORIAL: Jeers for the greedy on Thanksgiving Day

Black Friday is traditionally the first taste of holiday cheer. Thanksgiving is unique in that it has never been commercialized like Christmas, although they're working on it. One national advertiser thinks it should be renamed "Thanksgetting." For union organizers, it means an opportunity to protest for higher wages. If the crowds flocking to the nation's malls are anything like recent years, it means consumers aren't buying the politics of envy.

November 26, 2015

EDITORIAL: George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Issued at the request of Congress on Oct. 3, 1789

November 25, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama is apologist in chief

In his first presidential campaign, Barack Obama assumed the role of apologist in chief for the 'wrongs' committed by the United States.

November 25, 2015

EDITORIAL: Grand’ther Baldwin’s Thanksgiving

A poem by Horatio Alger Jr., 1875

November 25, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. murder rate still high

The U.S. response to the Paris terrorist attacks is a farce. American leaders are using the atrocities as an opportunity to bamboozle the gullible masses by displaying phony outrage and self-righteous indignation. Publicity-addicted celebrities are willing participants in the sham.

November 24, 2015

EDITORIAL: Turkey-Russia crisis

These are scary times. Miscalculations can be expensive, paid for by everyone. The shooting of a mere archduke set off World War I, and Japanese militarists thought they saw an unarmed America too proud to fight, and ordered the raid on Pearl Harbor. The Arab nations thought Israel would fold under attack, and started two wars that ended with the Arab nations folding like the accordion.

November 24, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recall Franklin Roosevelt’s message

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his 1941 State of the Union address to Congress as Europe was going up in flames. A true leader, Roosevelt spoke of the values that this nation, while imperfect, tried to make a reality.

November 24, 2015

EDITORIAL: When CIA, NSA get it wrong

Washington is awash in intelligence agencies, some of civilians and others of the military services, 17 by one count, and a lot of what they produce is gobbledygook. Like all bureaucracies, the intelligence agencies want to protect their turf first, and writing in words (many coined on the spot) that only a small audience can understand is a way of protecting the turf.

November 24, 2015

EDITORIAL: President Obama’s Middle East offensive

When a president goes abroad to defend his strategy for defeating an enemy — and the right word here is "enemy," not "rival" or "adversary" — it's a concession that whether he says it explicitly or not, his strategy has failed. Even members of his own party have at last put partisan loyalty aside and openly challenged the president's failed "leadership from behind."

November 23, 2015

EDITORIAL: Mauricio Macri is conservative change in Argentina

There's something hopeful to sing about in the Argentine. The election of Mauricio Macri, 56, the center-right mayor of Buenos Aires, as the new president is an attempt — the latest — to write permanent finis to the Peronista epoch in the nation's history.

November 23, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Action needed to fix Obama policies

Major disappointments, frustration and the loss of hope can result in great anger. Much of America, especially the black community, is hurting economically. This follows the very high hopes the black community had in 2009 when President Obama came to power. Today, however, black wealth is actually much less than it was in 2009 and the poverty rate is higher.

November 23, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time to ‘shout’ so leaders hear

Some of us will remember the iconic rant of TV anchorman Howard Beale as portrayed by Peter Finch in the 1976 movie "Network." In the film, lead character Beale is an aging and now unttractive newscaster about to get the 'ax.' Plummeting ratings have demanded his head. On the very night which is to be his last, Beale bares his soul, tormented — but not because this is the end of his career, but because it is the end of the civilized world as he knew it.

November 23, 2015

EDITORIAL: Refugees, terrorists and the American promise

Life, the wise man observed, gets complicated when you get past 18. That's when idealism collides with reality. It happens to the leaders of the real world, too.

November 22, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama destroying U.S. at any cost

There's a trail of blood leading from Paris to the White House, where a reluctant commander in chief sits biding his time as his term in office runs out. President Obama is responsible for the rise of the Islamic State and the deaths in Paris. He was warned and forewarned that if he pulled the troops out of Iraq, it would create a vacuum that would be filled by invaders.

November 22, 2015

EDITORIAL: Payday lenders provide service to those who need it

President Obama and his liberal friends insist they should be judged not on performance but on good intentions. This conceit enables them to condemn critics of federal programs as mean-spirited when the evidence clearly demonstrates that the problem with the program is that it just doesn't work. They want to be graded on "commitment" to alleviating things like poverty, social injustice and regulating the weather and the high seas.

November 22, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Climate plan an exercise in futility

When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy sits for a deposition in the Murray Energy legal case against the Clean Power Plan (CPP), she should be asked how much the CPP's carbon-dioxide reductions would affect climate. If Ms. McCarthy gives the same answer she gave in the Sept. 18, 2013 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, she will have to admit that the CPP will have no measurable impact on climate ("Lawsuit to stop 'war on coal' could derail Obama environmental agenda," Web, Nov. 18).

November 22, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Syrians must help fight Islamic State

Hours before the Islamic State's attacks on Paris, President Obama stated that the terrorist group had been "contained." In January 2015 Mr. Obama called ISIS a "JV" (junior varsity) team that had little significance. Apparently Mr. Obama forgot to inform the Islamic State that it is insignificant.

November 19, 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Good intentions don’t win wars

President Obama informed us when he was first contending for the presidency that he viewed American intervention abroad as the proximate cause of much global turmoil. If elected, he said, he would pursue an open-hand policy toward all while shrinking our military, our nuclear arsenal and our propensity for being hands-on.

November 19, 2015