Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

Ruling just more evidence of racial discrimination Re: "Tom Perez and his 'disparate impact' hiring quotas lose in court," Editorial, May 16 Thankfully we are a nation of laws and not of men, so the myopic ruling of a federal appeals court setting aside the appropriate verdict and damage...

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

FDR also used IRS to attack political enemies Re: "Nothing to joke about," May 14 Gene Healy invokes President Richard Nixon as the iconic precedent in his discussion of the developing Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the targeting of political opponents. Other commentators often...

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

Disabled need access to jobs, services on Internet Re: "Don't cripple the Internet with frivolous lawsuits," Editorial, May 11 The Washington Examiner's editorial opposing application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Internet misses the point. When the ADA was passed in 1990,...

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

Boston sent a clear message to other would-be terrorists Re: "Burying alleged bomber," Talking Points, May 12 I was pleased that the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaevfinally found a resting place, but I hope this will serve as a reminder of what can happen to those who choose to engage in terrorist...

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

No more need for IRS and its dirty tricks Re: "Did IRS dirty tricks against Tea Party end in Cincinnati?" Editorial, May 13 History repeats itself. President Nixon used the Internal Revenue Service against his political enemies, too. But the IRS' recent admission that it targeted taxpayers...

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Coverage of trial close to electronic lynching Re: "Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder," May 8 The staff and guests of HLN TV that carried the Jodi Arias trial came down on the defendant during the entire trial in such an elaborate and damaging manner that I'm sure they can be...

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

Congress' gun-free school law backfired Re: "Congress must act to halt gun violence," From Readers, May 10 I couldn't help but shake my head in disbelief while reading Regina Perez's Mother's Day letter begging Congress "to pass legislation to protect [her] children from gun violence."...

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

Hearing raises more unanswered questions on Benghazi Re: "Witnesses: Military protection in Benghazi blocked," May 9 No matter what the Obama administration says or does, Benghazi is not going to go away. The families of the diplomats who were murdered by freelance terrorists are not going...

Published: Wed, May 8, 2013

Graduates outnumber new jobs by 70 percent Re: "U.S. employers added 165k jobs in April," May 3 Recovery? What recovery? Before waxing rhapsodic over the latest figures showing 165,000 newly created jobs, a little perspective is appropriate. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the...

Published: Tue, May 7, 2013

Prom 'stunt' went over the line of decency Re: "Invitations to prom become stunts," May 5 Unbelievably insensitive, crass, arrogant -- all words describing teenager Michael Pasti of Magruder High School. How on Earth could he actually think that faking his own death for a stupid prom invite...