Tag: Editorials

The U.N. budget is a minefield of unproductive, wasteful, and overlapping programs. The U.S. announced a $285 million reduction in its contribution to the U.N. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Joy to the World! The UN budget cuts have come!

Washington Examiner · December 30, 2017 5:01 am

The press can do better. It has to. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In 2017, the media flunked the Trump challenge

Washington Examiner · December 29, 2017 5:01 am

Sen. Rand Paul's office chronicled more than $560 million of wasteful spending in the federal budget, from taxpayer support for clown schools in Argentina, to develop a down marker that counts from 1st down to 4th down in LED lights, and building an expanded parking lot for a casino in Apache, Okla. (iStock Photos)

Uncle Sam as Santa Claus: Wasteful spending under the tree

Washington Examiner · December 28, 2017 5:01 am

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