Obama stays on ‘message,’ gets boost in ratings amid GOP strife
Jury has options on charges against Huguely
Gingrich: Michigan is do-or-die for Romney
EDITORIAL: A fatal tweet
Romney shows trouble keeping supporters from 2008
Strasburg anticipates season free of doubts
Questions surface on Gingrich campaign travel payments
CARAFANO: Putting national security at risk
Millennials forced to put lives on hold
Violent crime in D.C. surges in 2012
Oscar a perpetual work in progress
STEWARD: Voodoo environomics
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MILLER: Pay cut for bureaucrats
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Those with a government job are sitting pretty. A typical fed’s total compensation averages 16 percent more than that of his neighbor at an equivalent private-sector gig. In this troubled economic time of 8.5 percent unemployment, nothing beats the public dole’s 100 percent job security. Published February 2, 2012 Comments
MURRAY AND BIER: Avoiding a lost decade
By Iain Murray and David Bier - The Washington Times
Remember Japan’s “lost decade” of the 1990s? For the United States, 2011 was the “lost year.” Congress and President Obama are engaged in a standoff that will see 2012 go the same way unless they both get out of the way and let the private economy grow. Published January 10, 2012 Comments
MILLER: Emily gets her gun, Part 2
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Over the past couple months, I’ve been trying to get a legal gun in the District. I always knew this would be a challenge, but I had no idea how time-consuming it would be to complete all 17 steps the city requires. I’m not even halfway done. Published January 6, 2012 Comments
GOLDBERG: Fussing over our happiest holiday
By Jonah Goldberg - The Washington Times
As a non-Christian with a deep affection for Christmastime, I’ve always felt a little left out around this time of year, but not in the way you might think. I’ve always felt a bit out of place with the venerable conservative tradition of denouncing the “war on Christmas.” Published December 26, 2011 Comments
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KNIGHT: Voter fraud in this life and the next
By Robert Knight - The Washington Times
Did you know that according to a new Pew study, more than 1.8 million dead people are registered to vote? And that leading Democrats are fiercely opposing new laws that tighten voting requirements? Published February 17, 2012
GREEN: No Master Lock on job creation
By Anneke E. Green - The Washington Times
President Obama traveled to Milwaukee Wednesday to praise security company Master Lock for setting an example of "insourcing" and promising business leaders who re-create jobs in America that "your country will do everything we can to help you succeed." He was jazzed about the roughly 100 union positions the Wisconsin lock-maker created in its flagship factory after shutting down some manufacturing in China. Published February 17, 2012
EDITORIAL: A fatal tweet
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
In America, sending the wrong tweet can mean embarrassment, ostracism or losing your seat in Congress. In Saudi Arabia, it can cost you your head. Published February 17, 2012
DECKER: The agony of Pat Buchanan
By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times
Conservative commentator and columnist Patrick Buchanan has been fired by MSNBC for being too controversial. "I don't think the ideas that [Mr. Buchanan] put forth [in his bestselling book "Suicide of a Superpower"] are appropriate for the national dialogue, much less on MSNBC," said MSNBC President Phil Griffin. This weak explanation does nothing to counter the reality that the liberal network has decided to censor its most prominent nonliberal voice. Published February 17, 2012
LAMBRO: Squeezing optimism from dubious statistics
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
In the high stakes of political combat, perceptions can matter as much or more than reality, and maybe that's why President Obama's numbers are creeping up in some polls. Published February 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama's unilateral disarmament
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
President Obama is working to realize the leftist dream of unilateral nuclear disarmament. This will leave the United States pitifully weak and create conditions for catastrophic deterrence failure. Published February 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: A sand-castle recovery
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The Obama administration has been claiming the economy is back on track ever since it declared the "Recovery Summer" of 2010. That 348,000 more people found themselves jobless in the last 30 days is being hailed as good news, but only because that number could have been worse. Published February 16, 2012
DECKER: 5 Questions with Robert Steven Kaplan
By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times
Robert Steven Kaplan is a professor at Harvard Business School and former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs. Published February 16, 2012
MILLER: Obama's bleak view of African-Americans
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama's 2013 budget doesn't address the nation's debt crisis. Instead, it is a blatant attempt to pander to his base in an election year. To make the goal even more obvious, the White House released fact sheets targeted to key constituencies highlighting programs the administration believes are suited to their needs. Published February 16, 2012
HANSON: A little honesty about illegal immigration
By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times
President Obama recently assured El Salvador that the United States would not deport more of the 200,000 Salvadorans residing illegally in the United States. As the election nears and the president looks to court Hispanic voters, he also created a new position of "public advocate" for illegal immigrants. Published February 16, 2012
NUGENT: Trading freedom for free stuff
By Ted Nugent - The Washington Times
The Internet is full of health-related studies and articles. Most of them provide similar, age-old wisdom: Eat right, exercise and don't smoke. There are no guarantees, but following this timeless advice generally leads to a longer, healthier life. Published February 16, 2012
TYRRELL: Time for Newt to go
By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times
There is a grisly pallor that has beset former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. When he walks into a room, I feel rather sorry for him, but then I feel rather sorry for Bill Clinton, too, and for Hillary. No longer do I call her "Bill's lovely wife, Bruno." She looks grandmotherly rather than tough. Published February 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: Iran bombs
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The covert war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Over the course of 48 hours, three bombings took place targeting Israeli diplomatic staff. They were similar to the attacks that have taken place over the past few years against Iranian nuclear scientists. The rest of the world may be hoping this conflict will go away somehow, but it shows every sign of escalating. Published February 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: Tolling America's future
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Congress turns its attention this week to the five-year, $260 billion reauthorization of the Department of Transportation. Most of the attention has fallen on the House version of the legislation, which also would green-light the Keystone XL pipeline project and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Democrats are steamed that Republicans would try to revive these job-creating deals. Published February 15, 2012
MILLER: Obama's fast and furious spin
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama is using his budget to advance an anti-gun agenda just before the election. One particularly sneaky provision buried deep within his submission to Congress Monday would, if enacted, allow the mistakes of the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal to be repeated. Published February 15, 2012
FIELDS: Lessons from George Washington
By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times
Only Americans of a certain age remember what the holiday on the third Monday in February is all about. I asked a few high-school students the other day what it is, exactly, we celebrate with Presidents Day. One young man suggested it was about selling used cars, since there are so many newspaper advertisements and television commercials announcing "birthday sales." Published February 15, 2012
GHEI: Downgrading Europe
By Nita Ghei - The Washington Times
As the smoke cleared from another weekend of riots in Athens, more gloom descended on Europe. On Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service dished out downgrades for Italy, Spain and Portugal, among others. Though Austria, France and the United Kingdom hang on to their valued AAA ratings, Moody's slapped them with a negative outlook. Published February 14, 2012
MILLER: How Obama will waste your money
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama clings to the fantasy that he can tax and spend the country out of malaise and into prosperity. Instead of showing restraint in the face of our $15.4 trillion debt, the budget he released Monday included $1.5 trillion in new outlays that will ensure plenty of cash for programs that inspire his liberal base in an election year. Published February 14, 2012
LAMBRO: Obama's proposed budgetary house of cards
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
Two things you need to know about President Obama's nearly $4 trillion budget for fiscal 2013: It will likely add another $1 trillion to a $15.3 trillion debt, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he will not act on any full budget plan this year. Published February 14, 2012
ALLOTT: Obama's contraception plan won't cut pregnancies
By Daniel Allott - The Washington Times
The continuing debate over whether and how religious organizations should be forced to offer free contraceptives to their employees rests on a seemingly airtight premise: that greater access to contraceptives will lower rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion. Published February 14, 2012
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