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SCANLON: A desperate struggle for survival
By Terrence Scanlon - The Washington Times
On this Labor Day, things are looking blue for Big Labor. Private-sector union membership continues to plummet - just 7 percent of the private work force is unionized, down from 15 percent just 25 years ago. And the union-cherished "card check" legislation, which would restrict the use of secret ballots in union elections - and therefore make it easier for the unions to swell their ranks - has had a rocky road in Congress and looks unlikely to become law anytime soon. Published 3:41 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
MIX: Public unions seek national monopoly
By Mark Mix - The Washington Times
Today, Big Government, not the private sector, is Big Labor's bread and butter. That's why union officials push relentlessly for higher taxes and bigger government and seem completely unconcerned that the policies they advocate will slash overall private-sector job growth in future years. Published 3:41 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
MURDOCK: Big Labor's big problem
By Deroy Murdock - The Washington Times
Amid Labor Day's parades and picnics, union bosses will bellow today about workers' rights and the alleged greed of management, especially inside Big Business. Such class-warfare sloganeering would be easier to stomach if Big Labor were internally consistent. Instead, when their own workers channel Norma Rae and demand better wages and benefits, labor leaders imitate union-busting robber barons. Published 3:41 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
EDITORIAL: The right to the fruits of our labor
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
When you get a whole country - as did ours - thinking that Washington is a sort of heaven and behind its clouds dwell omniscience and omnipotence, you are educating that country into a dependent state of mind which augurs ill for the future. Our help does not come from Washington, but from ourselves; our help may, however, go to Washington as a sort of central distribution point where all our efforts are coordinated for the general good. We may help the Government; the Government cannot help us. Published 3:42 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
EDITORIAL: Back to the future with the Gipper
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Samuel Gompers, one of the first labor leaders in this country, said that Labor Day was a time to pledge ourselves to an even greater effort in the coming year. Samuel Gompers knew that the key to a prosperous future is to have faith in it, and that's why for him, Labor Day stood for a celebration of tomorrow's promise and possibilities. Published 3:42 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
KULIGOWSKI: Obama doesn't understand his country
By Monte Kuligowski - The Washington Times
His handlers warned him about expressing his opinion on the proposed mosque two blocks from the former Twin Towers. But as with the professor Henry Gates issue, Mr. Obama just couldn't help himself. Regarding the Massachusetts matter, Mr. Obama blurted out that "the Cambridge police acted stupidly." This time, we may infer that Americans opposing the mosque are acting stupidly, or at least contrary to America's "values" and principles of "religious freedom." Published 3:41 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
AMATO: Eating our own
By Rick Amato - The Washington Times
As President Obama took to the airwaves Tuesday evening to announce the end of the combat mission in Iraq, he paid tribute to the men and women who served there, were killed or wounded there, and to their families for the sacrifices they made. But there was one glaring omission: It is believed there are more young Published 3:41 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
ROHAC: The high costs of consumer protection
By Dalibor Rohac - The Washington Times
Even though the Federal Reserve continues to keep its interest rates low, credit card interest rates are climbing. The spread between credit card interest rates and the prime rate in the United States has just reached a historic 22-year maximum. In the second quarter, the average interest on existing cards reached 14.7 percent, rising from 13.1 percent a year earlier. Why is this? Because of more folly from Congress. Published 5:06 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
FIELDS: Little girls and 'Mad Men'
By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times
Two little girls I know, age 6, showed up the other day at a public pool in Washington for a swim. They were excited by the prospect of escaping, if only for a little while, the heat pushing the thermometer close to 100. Alas, they were wearing the only bathing suits they had: bikini bottoms, no tops. No go, they were told by the pool manager. There was a dress code, and no one was allowed to dress "inappropriately in a way that may offend others." Did I say these were 6-year olds? Published 5:06 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
LANGER: True cost of the union label
By Andrew Langer - The Washington Times
Here's a Labor Day factoid: The total economic loss we'd feel from labor bosses' and environmental activists' joint "cap-and-trade" tax scheme - $10 trillion from 2012 to 2035 - is roughly the same as all of America deciding to completely cease all economic activity from New Year's Day to, well, Labor Day next year. Published 2:27 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
METCALF: Our failing immigration courts
By Mark H. Metcalf - The Washington Times
One month ago - without notice to Congress, without a word to the American people - the Department of Homeland Security began dismissing from U.S. immigration courts the cases of thousands of illegal aliens. The department says it will focus its efforts on removing criminal aliens. Aliens without serious criminal histories - 250,000 by some estimates - will be left alone. Published 7:11 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
KUHNER: How Obama lost Iraq
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times
"This is worse than a crime, it's a blunder," said French statesman Charles M. de Talleyrand. The statement sums up President Obama's approach to Iraq. Published 7:11 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments
When faith refined manners
By The Washington Times
REAL CHRISTIANITY Published 5:06 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
Political pain awareness month
By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum - The Washington Times
Believe it or not, Congress has designated September as Pain Awareness Month. The label is redundant. Americans don't need to be reminded how much pain they're in. And that's the political problem of the moment. Published 3:59 p.m. September 3, 2010 - Comments
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