THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mexico’s revenge for ‘Fast and Furious’?

Has anybody wondered why Mexico allows thousands of youngsters to be transported from the country's southern border to the American border? Actually, Mexico facilitates it.

June 13, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On the cusp of another American revolution?

The political situation in the United States today seems to be a replay of the Revolutionary War.

June 13, 2014

EDITORIAL: The FDA cuts the cheese

Cheese lovers are breathing a sigh of relief. The Obama administration has issued a temporary reprieve for high-end Brie, Gouda and other cheeses aged on wooden boards.

June 13, 2014

EDITORIAL: Giving competition a lift with Lyft, Uber

London's famous black cabs snarled traffic last week to "go slow" to protest Uber, a ridesharing business based on the smartphone.

June 13, 2014

EDITORIAL: Iraq crumbles on Obama’s watch

Most Americans aren't much interested in "foreign affairs" until events demand it.

June 13, 2014

EDITORIAL: Red-state Democrats as collateral damage in Obama’s ‘war on coal’

President Obama's campaign vow to "bankrupt" the coal industry may "bankrupt" Democratic control of the Senate instead.

June 12, 2014

EDITORIAL: Brazil paying dearly for soccer honors

Soccer doesn't get much attention in America. There's no room for it. It's a very big deal for the rest of the world.

June 12, 2014

EDITORIAL: Cleaning (school) house on teacher tenure

Bad teachers must go. And now they might, in California.

June 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Open borders benefit Democrats

The social and economic blight of millions of illegal immigrants gushing across our southern border is yet another stark reminder that while trusting Americans sleep at night, their federal government negligently fails to do its duty.

June 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Booting Cantor bodes poorly for conservatives

With all the articles being written about House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary loss this week, let us make one thing clear: The Tea Party shot itself in the foot.

June 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama’s neglect emboldens enemy in Iraq

Instead of being defeated, as President Obama boasted, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, an al Qaeda affiliate known as ISIS, seized total control of Mosul, Iraq, after four days of fighting — and they are taking over Iraq completely, assisted by Mr. Obama's withdrawal.

June 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: End administration’s selective law enforcement

There are serious problems with President Obama's failed policies and his radically dividing our country by creating racial and economic issues.

June 11, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Cancel undeserved bonuses to balance budget

As I continue reading about bureaucrats in the Department of Veterans Affairs receiving bonuses, I have several serious thoughts.

June 11, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bone up on Australian history, Mr. President

President Obama's lack of historical perspective continues to amaze me. How did someone like this get to be president of our great nation?

June 11, 2014

EDITORIAL: Jerry Brown, fiscal conservative?

The man who used to be Governor Moonbeam is, of all people, pleading with fellow Democrats to restrain their insatiable spending.

June 11, 2014

EDITORIAL: Why Eric Cantor lost

Experience is a hard teacher, but there's no shortage of hard heads in Washington.

June 11, 2014

EDITORIAL: Excess embassy expenditures

Trust in American diplomacy has faded dramatically over the past months, and President Obama obviously has no clue as to how to retrieve the nation's lost international prestige.

June 11, 2014

EDITORIAL: Return of the medicine show

In the Old West, pitchmen took their show on the road to sell tonics and ointments from the back of wagons.

June 10, 2014

EDITORIAL: Seattle and the price of a ‘living wage’

The voters of SeaTac, Wash., a suburb of Seattle, lined up in big numbers last spring to show how much they care about the poor, voting to mandate a "living wage" of $15 an hour for workers in the city's hospitality and transportation industries.

June 10, 2014