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Why do conservatives give money to people who hate them?

By Tim Young

Would you pay someone $8.99 a month to come to your house, tell you they hate everything about you and slap you directly in the face?

Xi Jinping blocks Christianity, invents communist version in China

By Jianli Yang

The arrest and secret trial of four Chinese Christians for selling audio Bibles in December 2020 in Shenzhen, China is the latest illustration of how serious the communist government of China is on stamping out Christianity in its current form from the country.

Enemies fighting Israel on other battlefields

By Clifford D. May

For the moment, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have stopped shooting rockets at Israelis and, in response, Israelis have stopped targeting weapons arsenals in Gaza.

Dan Snyder could be forced out by NFL if no stadium deal is reached

By Thom Loverro

With that loan, the league has turned up the pressure for Snyder to get a new stadium deal -- the most important currency owners deal with, the work that helps drive up the value of every franchise.

Media finally admits Portland has an Antifa problem

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

After nearly a year of riots, protests and downright lawlessness, the mainstream media is finally admitting Portland has a problem.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: 'Blackballing' really about money

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"Tebow vs. Kaepernick: There's no 'white privilege' in NFL's disparate treatment" (Web, May 26) omits a key fact, namely money. The questions you failed to consider are as follows: Would Colin Kaepernick play if offered what Jacksonville will pay Tim Tebow if Tebow makes the team? And would an owner be willing to hire Kaepernick to play if he were willing to accept a Tebow-like salary? I think the answers are no and yes.

EDITORIAL: The CDC's emergency tenant protection should expire

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

As pandemic-weary Americans seek a return to normalcy, emergency measures instituted to help slow the virus' spread linger and obstruct the way.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Small-business surveys important

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Gene Marks' op-ed, "Beware of all those small business 'surveys.' They're biased and partisan" (Web, May 27), wrongly classifies all small-business surveys as partisan and doesn't seem to recognize that the small-business community is not monolithic.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: 'Two states' is no solution

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In a recent piece for the New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman clings to the well-worn and now essentially discarded concept of a two-state solution -- one with indefensible borders for Israel and permanent exposure to terrorist attacks from a new, neighboring Palestinian state. It is time insteas for a drastic solution; namely that the Palestinian (and if desired Israeli Arabs as well) should be transferred out of the League-of-Nations-mandated Jewish homeland.

Backdoor approach to lower legal BAC limit will upend lives

By Richard Berman

The Washington Post recently ran an opinion column that supports legislation to require the installation of alcohol detection devices in all new vehicles.

Seven steps to surviving cancel culture

By Kay C. James

As a Black conservative for more than 40 years, I'm an expert on being canceled. I was canceled by the political left long before cancel culture was all the rage.

Biden, Harris Memorial Day snub is a feature not a bug

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden posted a picture of himself with an ice-cream cone outside an ice-cream parlor on May 29 and captioned it "Stay cool folks." His Vice President Kamala Harris then tweeted out a picture of herself, smiling, with the words "Enjoy the long weekend."