THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Admiring Hugo Chavez

The death of Hugo Chavez evoked an outpouring of sympathy and even admiration from many on the left, who can't decide whether fidelity to socialism, as Mr. Chavez defined it, is more important than human rights, freedom and democracy.

March 7, 2013

EDITORIAL: Flashing for cash

Privatizing law enforcement should never be done lightly. The combination of the government's power to restrain individual liberty and greed for profit invites corruption. That's the scenario playing out across the country with revenue cameras, sometimes called red-light cameras.

March 6, 2013

EDITORIAL: Taking the presidency seriously

New taxes are about to hit the pocketbook and a few Americans, perhaps more than a few, are entertaining second thoughts about their choice for president in November 2012. Mitt Romney sensed the shift in the public mood and decided to break the silence he has held since he lost the November election.

March 6, 2013

EDITORIAL: Free the cellphone

The free market occasionally annoys, but the government often makes matters worse. Consider the Americans who purchase a cellphone from the big providers such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and then regret it. Though most modern cellphones are capable of working on the networks of other providers, companies often lock up the devices so that a consumer can't make the switch to a competitor.

March 5, 2013

EDITORIAL: A safe haven for polio

The Islamist hatred of all things Western continues to dumfound the world. The Islamists wrote the book on how to mistreat women and abuse children, spreading disease and suffering among the children of the Muslim world.

March 5, 2013

EDITORIAL: The regulatory fist

Whenever the government offers the poor man a helping hand, he might better serve himself by slapping it away. Uncle Sam can be a meddlesome coot. Nanny state regulations to guide and protect the underserved usually do them considerable harm.

March 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Making America the priority

John F. Kerry is halfway around the world, taking tea in the last of the nine nations at the end of his inaugural tour. Diplomatic tea parties are great fun, if that's your taste, but work awaits on his new desk back at the State Department. Dealing with the Keystone XL pipeline should be first on his agenda.

March 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Kerry’s global warming crusade

The paint hadn't dried on Secretary of State John F. Kerry's new Foggy Bottom digs before he laid out his agenda for higher taxes and job-killing regulations that would put the United States at a disadvantage with the rest of the world.

March 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: Republicans blink again

Republicans have once again blinked in a contest with Democrats. This time, it wasn't the budget. The GOP has now embraced an expansion of government that violates the principles of federalism out of a fear of being labeled the anti-women party.

March 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: Mr. Markey’s outburst

Candidates often make outrageous claims. It comes with the territory. But Rep. Edward J. Markey, seeking the Massachusetts seat in the U.S. Senate vacated by John F. Kerry, redefines "outrageous."

February 28, 2013

EDITORIAL: Big show on the border

John McCain and Lindsey Graham were almost giddy when they emerged from a White House meeting on immigration reform on Tuesday. The Senate duo insist President Obama understands Republican concerns about border security as critical to getting immigration legislation through Congress.

February 28, 2013

EDITORIAL: Crowding out the future

Big-spending liberals will soon run out of other people's money. This should scare them straight. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, food stamps and other welfare programs reaching deep into American pockets will soon leave no money for anything else.

February 27, 2013

EDITORIAL: Voting rights showdown

Did Congress go too far? The Supreme Court will address the question Wednesday when it hears arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, an Alabama challenge to Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That outdated provision requires nine states and parts of seven others to obtain Justice Department approval, or "preclearance," before changing anything related to voting.

February 27, 2013

EDITORIAL: Mayor Bloomberg’s bloat

At the Regal Potomac Yard 16, a movie theater in Alexandria, a "small" soda weighs a large 32 ounces. Such sodas, enough to quench the thirst of the entire family, may be available at other cinemas across the country, but beginning March 12, they won't be in New York City.

February 26, 2013

EDITORIAL: The impossible dream

"To jaw-jaw," Winston Churchill once wisely said, "is always better than to war-war." Anyone who has seen war up close would agree with Sir Winston, who saw a lot of shooting wars. But obstinate mullahs in Iran push that proposition to the max.

February 26, 2013

EDITORIAL: The Fed’s bubble fuel

The consequences of the Federal Reserve's loose-money policy are starting to hit home. Even members of the Federal Open Market Committee are concerned, as revealed in the Wednesday release of the minutes of a meeting earlier this year.

February 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: Sequestration follies

Here we go again. Lawmakers are once more warning that the nation hangs on the brink of unimaginable disaster. Another cliff, you might say. Five days from now automatic budget restraint is scheduled to take effect, and nothing frightens a politician more than restraint on spending.

February 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: A doctor’s health care prescription

Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, was an overnight sensation with his speech to the National Prayer Breakfast earlier this month.

February 25, 2013

EDITORIAL: Haute couture by the postman

We first thought this was a dispatch from The Onion: The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will enhance its "cool" with the rollout of a line of apparel and accessories, targeting the young. The Postal Service, near bankruptcy, expects young hipsters to show up, perhaps in flash mobs, to order the latest in government-issued fashion.

February 22, 2013

EDITORIAL: Mr. Musk comes to Washington, again

When the history of crony capitalism is written, Elon Musk will deserve a chapter to himself. Mr. Musk began his career as a risk-taker and entrepreneur, co-founding the innovative online-payment system PayPal. His latest ventures depend on taxpayers, K Street lobbyists and campaign contributions.

February 21, 2013