THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: EPA’s chilling effect

Not-so-unintended consequences of overregulation are in the air. Newly adopted rules limiting airborne soot imposed by bureaucrats in Washington threaten to freeze the choices -- and toes -- of individuals living more than 4,000 miles away in subarctic Alaska.

January 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Obama’s malaise

The jobs numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday confirm the economy probably won't see robust growth any time soon.

January 4, 2013

EDITORIAL: Speed-camera tunnel vision

Speed-camera salesmen are finding it tougher to get away with the usual platitudes about the reliability of their products.

January 3, 2013

EDITORIAL: Red tape on the rise

Voters in November set the stage for gridlock. They chose big-spending Democrats to run the White House and Senate while keeping parsimonious Republicans in charge of the House.

January 3, 2013

EDITORIAL: Delivering debt

The disappointing "fiscal cliff" tax-and-spend bill proves Washington isn't serious about bringing its financial house into order.

January 2, 2013

$The most notable instance in the ongoing public relations war centers on the upcoming Matt Damon movie “Promised Land,” which tells the story of small American towns ruined by fracking. (Associated Press)$

EDITORIAL: Fracking flick channels science fiction

If you don't have the facts on your side, make some up. That's Hollywood's typical scheme for pushing its left-wing views on American audiences.

January 1, 2013

EDITORIAL: The year ahead

Geithner declares Monopoly money legal tender

December 31, 2012

EDITORIAL: New Year’s do-over

The new year doesn't look very new. Rather, it's shaping up to be a 2012 rerun. Americans may find it hard to look ahead when persistent troubles threaten to spoil the future like a bad New Year's Day hangover.

December 28, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obamacare’s costly new year

The re-election of President Obama means Uncle Sam is only going to grow larger. As the new year arrives, Americans are likely to see with their own eyes the consequence of their choice of chief executive as health care costs escalate thanks to Obamacare.

December 27, 2012

EDITORIAL: Light bulb ban on horizon

The free market operates by offering incentives to consumers to change their behavior. Cutting prices, advertising and developing new products redirect the public's impulses in a natural, painless way.

December 27, 2012

EDITORIAL: Egypt’s economic imperative

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's claimed victory Saturday on a new Islamist-backed constitution will be pyrrhic if his economy continues to languish.

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Securing America’s schools

Both on the left and the right there are calls for enhancing security in schools in the wake of the Dec. 14 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Michael Moore’s America

Michael Moore despises his own country. Following the Newtown, Conn., shooting, the far-left filmmaker tweeted that he was not surprised by what had happened. The reason?

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Banana republic v. Chevron

For nearly a decade, U.S. trial lawyers have been itching to capture their share of a multibillion case against Chevron.

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Government recalls GM stock

General Motors will no longer be "Government Motors." The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced its intention to liquidate federal holdings in the automobile company over the next 15 months. The final tally will show this policy has been a disaster for taxpayers.

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Another Massachusetts miracle?

Sen. John Kerry is on track to become the next secretary of state. Already, Massachusetts Democrats are scrambling for a candidate to fill the Senate vacancy he would leave behind.

December 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: A Christmas message

Christmas is a time for giving, and as we reach out to family and friends, I hope we'll also open our hearts to those who are lonely and in need, citizens less fortunate than ourselves, brave soldiers working to preserve peace from the tip of Alaska to the shores of Lebanon, to the DMZ in Korea, families maintaining a constant vigil for their missing in action, and millions forbidden the freedom to worship a God who so loved the world that He gave us the birth of the Christ Child so that we might learn to love each other.

December 22, 2012