THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EDITORIAL: Holder’s Black Panther blind spot

What is it about the Justice Department and the Black Panthers? On March 24, Mikhail Muhammad, leader of the New Black Panther Party, offered a $10,000 bounty for the "capture" of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. The Panthers distributed wanted posters, calling him a "child killer" and offering the bounty "dead or alive."

April 10, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s cooked jobs books

In March, 120,000 jobs were created, while more than 330,000 people dropped out of the workforce. For self-serving reasons, the Obama administration spins this as good news.

April 9, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s war on the courts

Word seems to have gone out in liberal circles that Obamacare is in trouble with the Supreme Court. A systematic and unprecedented assault is undermining the integrity of the system in an attempt to defend this highly unpopular law.

April 6, 2012

EDITORIAL: And they crucified Him

Jesus stood before the governor: And the governor asked him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest." And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, "Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?" He answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

April 5, 2012

EDITORIAL: Forsaken and still obedient

MY DEAR WORMWOOD: So you "have great hopes that the patient's religious phase is dying away," have you? I always thought the Training College had gone to pieces since they put old Slubgob at the head of it, and now I am sure. Has no one ever told you about the law of Undulation?

April 5, 2012

EDITORIAL: Mr. Obama, you’re no Ronald Reagan

Well, there they go again. While criticizing the new Republican budget plan on Tuesday, President Obama invoked the Gipper. "Ronald Reagan," he said, "who, as I recall, was not accused of being a tax-and-spend socialist, understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control - that for him to make a deal - he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases."

April 4, 2012

EDITORIAL: A better World Bank pick

The World Bank will be interviewing candidates for its next president in a process meant to be open, transparent and merit-based. President Obama's nominee, Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College, has the inside track, though developing-country aspirants, such as Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are better qualified. There are also many Americans who would make a better choice.

April 4, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama flunks constitutional law

For someone who once taught classes at a law school, President Obama doesn't seem to know much about the powers of the Supreme Court.

April 3, 2012

EDITORIAL: A rising protectionist threat

India last week hosted a forum of the most powerful developing nations to discuss various trade and political issues. The BRICS summit - so named after its members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - closed with the usual self-congratulatory remarks about global cooperation, but Brazil's comments stood out as a significant step in the wrong direction.

April 3, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama fails the race test

The death of Trayvon Martin has renewed the debate about race and identity in America. It also has raised the question why President Obama has not opened the national dialogue on race he promised four years ago.

April 2, 2012

EDITORIAL: Abrupt climate-change reversal

The injection of politics into the global-warming hypothesis has made it difficult to know where facts end and falsehoods begin. While alarmists have been blaming their fellow man for every hurricane, tornado and other ill wind whipped up by Mother Nature, science is now concluding that the cause of these damaging storms has nothing to do with human activity.

April 2, 2012

EDITORIAL: Obama’s lotto ticket

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that President Obama wasn't going to buy a lottery ticket. That's a shame. By Friday, the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot had reached $640 million. The biggest spender in the history of the world could have had a fair shot at the world's biggest cash prize by matching the six numbers drawn.

March 30, 2012

EDITORIAL: The housing market’s nonrecovery

Freddie Mac issued a report Wednesday claiming the housing market may be emerging from a long slump. The government-backed mortgage giant happily cited the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo confidence index, which is up for the fifth month in a row. The home builders forecast increased home sales for the coming year, based on an expectation of higher economic growth. Unfortunately for Freddie Mac, the real data provide little reason for such optimism.

March 30, 2012

EDITORIAL: Gray’s gratuity

A mayor rocked by charges of pay-for-play politics, a House investigation and a federal probe into his 2010 campaign is losing friends fast. To stem the tide, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's strategists are employing politicians' usual method for regaining allies: using tax dollars to enrich special interests.

March 29, 2012

EDITORIAL: Intemperate global warming rules

It may not be cool to dispute global warming, but facts don't lie or play politics. Just as the Obama administration is proposing new restrictions on "greenhouse gases" that it claims cause the Earth to heat up, new science is shredding the theory that blames purported warming on human activity. Fact or fiction, the price for precipitous government action will be borne by the long-suffering American taxpayer.

March 29, 2012

EDITORIAL: Justice Roberts’ cellphone

If the federal government can make individuals buy health insurance, there's nothing to stop it from forcing everyone to purchase a particular cellphone. As Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. argued Tuesday, there's no difference between saying everyone must acquire health insurance to cover catastrophic medical needs and saying individuals have to carry a mobile phone with the ability to notify authorities in the event of a car crash or similar catastrophe.

March 28, 2012

EDITORIAL: Speed-camera pain threshold

If there were ever any doubt that speed cameras are nothing but a dishonest cash grab, look no further than Washington Mayor Vincent C. Gray's "no new taxes" budget, released Friday morning. Boldly titled "Seizing Our Future," Mr. Gray's spending blueprint is more about seizing cash from the wallets of Virginia and Maryland drivers.

March 27, 2012

EDITORIAL: Teetering Europe

European markets may have calmed recently, but the debt crisis is far from over. Trouble looms over Italy and Spain. The European Union has been scrambling to find the resources to help them. The magnitude of Italy's and Spain's liabilities makes that impossible, so the EU is looking to build a firewall.

March 27, 2012

EDITORIAL: Another round for lead ammo

Second Amendment foes have reloaded in another attempt to restrict Americans' use of firearms. Disguised as nature lovers, gun grabbers are repeating a demand that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ban the use of lead in ammunition. Forcing hunters to shell out for pricey substitutes is meant to discourage the sport and reduce gun ownership. Given the EPA's propensity for overregulation, Congress should step in and ensure this restriction never happens.

March 26, 2012

EDITORIAL: Next time, sue the weatherman

Climate alarmists have lost a major court case that had the potential for turning every weather emergency into endless litigation. It's a victory for the law, for science and for common sense.

March 23, 2012