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The Maryland Public Service Commission has awarded renewable energy credits for two projects off Maryland's Eastern Shore near Ocean City. Those projects significantly outrank the nation's sole offshore wind farm, known as Block Island, off Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Environmentalism’s conceit is fatal for the northern gannet

Washington Examiner · December 27, 2017 5:01 am

President Trump promised that day to work with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toward "a stronger trading relationship between the United States and Canada." But the Trump administration has proposed punitive duties on the sale of Bombardier aircraft in the U.S., at the behest of rival manufacturer Boeing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Step back from a protectionist pratfall, Mr. Trump

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2017 5:01 am

Take this day, Christmas Day, to store up and appreciate what really matters — the treasures of family, friends, and culture. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

We’re not dreaming of a political Christmas

Washington Examiner · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

In this 2015 photo, U.S. soldiers work in their office on Christmas day at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. While people back in the U.S. sit by the fire and open presents with their families, Christmas is just another day on duty for many soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

This Christmas Eve, remember America’s winter soldiers

Washington Examiner · December 24, 2017 5:01 am

Is the tide turning against campus suppression of free speech?

Washington Examiner · December 23, 2017 12:01 am

Many frontline programs at the United Nations do important work in saving and improving lives. But President Trump is right to expect a measure of gratitude for this nation's commitments, particularly in light of the vote on Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Time for Trump to slow-cook the turkeys of Turtle Bay

Washington Examiner · December 22, 2017 5:01 am

A better process and a more legislatively adept party would have been able to hold its own against Democratic deception and a recalcitrant, dishonest, news media. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Well done, Republicans. Now start legislating properly.

Washington Examiner · December 21, 2017 5:01 am

Democrats claim to be upset about the middle-class tax cuts expiring in 2025. If they really think a 2027 tax hike on the middle class would be bad, the Democrats should vote to make the individual tax cuts permanent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats should now vote to make middle-class tax relief permanent

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2017 1:01 pm

Despite the picture the media has painted, President Trump is rounding out his first year in office with quite a few accomplishments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump is on a roll

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2017 5:01 am

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end net neutrality on Thursday. Net neutrality has been in place only since June 2015, when President Obama's FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, declared that the Internet would be treated as a utility. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Net neutrality ends — so click your mouse, don’t push the panic button

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2017 5:01 am

Omarosa Manigault Newman, who was run out of her White House post last week, isn't the only example of President Trump's seeming disinterest in the qualifications of his appointments, but she is a fine example. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A zero-tolerance policy for Trump’s zero-experience nominees

Washington Examiner · December 17, 2017 5:01 am

If the White House wants credibility in its free-enterprise talk and promises to drain the swamp, it should tell the ethanol lobby to get lost. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Time for the ethanol lobby to be put out to grass, Sen. Grassley

Washington Examiner · December 16, 2017 5:01 am