Opinion

Putin is watching, folks

And so are China and North Korea.

Letters to the EditorMarch 22, 2023
Opinion

What lessons from a 1988 crisis tell us about today’s banking system

With deposit insurance and a government backstop, it is critical to have strict regulation to prevent market distortions.

Letters to the EditorMarch 22, 2023
Opinion

Cancer patients should always seek the advice of a physician

People who have survived cancer have experience, not expertise.

Letters to the EditorMarch 22, 2023
Opinion

Montgomery County’s unfair assessments compound a tax increase

Any assessment increase should occur only when a house is sold and has a new price basis.

Letters to the EditorMarch 22, 2023
Opinion

The pope has ignored abuses in the Americas

The Catholic Church long has been a loud voice for human rights.

Letters to the EditorMarch 21, 2023
Opinion

The 2024 election could be where anti-wokeness goes to die

People seem to live in dread that someone, somewhere, might be acting rationally and graciously.

Letters to the EditorMarch 21, 2023
Opinion

We can make a beautiful, comforting meal from ‘food waste’

Those who have lived with food shortages know no food is waste.

Letters to the EditorMarch 21, 2023
Opinion

Here’s another Social Security fix

Increase the amount of wages on which earners are taxed. It's simple.

Letters to the EditorMarch 21, 2023
Opinion

Maryland residents won when a toll-lane plan failed

Look at Virginia's experience to understand why a public-private partnership is the wrong way to go.

Letters to the EditorMarch 21, 2023
Opinion

A local Audubon Society has already changed its name

Keeping the name of an enslaver didn't seem a good fit.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

The Nationals should drop their MASN complaints

The Lerners made an agreement to get baseball in D.C. They should live up to that agreement.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

Ordinary Americans are not feeling the ‘strong economy’

Rent, food and health-care prices are high. We feel the pinch.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

New immigration app is harming children and families

Owning a phone and having access to the internet should not be obstacles to seeking safety from violence.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

Instead of rate hikes, how about a wealth tax?

An alternative means to fight inflation is a tax increase.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

D.C. statehood no longer is a negotiation. It’s a fight.

Congress is given the power to intervene in our affairs at will by the Constitution. We must always be conscious of the consequences that entails.

Letters to the EditorMarch 20, 2023
Opinion

The rich are saved again. The poor are on their own.

The different ways that insurers are dealing with two different crises show who are the winners and losers in the United States.

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2023
Opinion

‘Women Talking’ is a small movie with an enormous message

Kate Cohen admirably lauded the importance of "Women Talking."

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2023
Opinion

South Carolina has gone too far with its latest abortion bill

Making abortion a capital offense is absurd.

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2023
Opinion

How to combat hate in your community before it becomes a crime

Hate crimes are a function of ignorance, jealousy and fear.

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2023
Opinion

Mike Pence’s words don’t matter until they’re under oath

The former vice president wants someone else to hold Trump responsible.

Letters to the EditorMarch 19, 2023