Tuesday’s Commentary and Editorial sections contained no fewer than three pieces regarding our budget, the deficit and the $34 trillion dollar debt this country is facing (“Republicans must break their addiction to federal funds,” “Are we in for another housing collapse?” and “Fading majority of House GOP opens dark possibility for November election,” Web, March 25).
To the editor: I've been a realtor for 24 years. I work hard at it. I don't make millions of dollars or drive a Bentley. My job has afforded me a good living and a mostly enjoyable career. ("Realtor rules just changed dramatically. Here’s what buyers and sellers can expect," March 19) Like any business, real estate changes constantly. Forms, laws and rules are always being added or updated. We keep up, we change, we grow. With the changes to the commission rules, we are entering a new world, and...
During recent oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Murthy v. Missouri, attorneys representing petitioners Missouri and Louisiana claimed that the federal government had violated First Amendment protections by pressuring social media companies to censor conservative criticisms of Biden administration policies (“Supreme Court faces decision on feds strong-arming social media,” web, March 14).
President Biden’s wrongheaded decision to limit exports of liquefied natural gas jeopardizes the economic growth, defense and security of our country and our European allies (“Team Biden undermines American, European energy security,” web, March 18).
The 100-day challenge, to be able to contain a virus while a vaccine is approved, manufactured and delivered, looks ever more remoteFour years on from the first Covid lockdown, life feels to be largely back to normal, although legacies of the pandemic remain. Collective amnesia seems to have set in. Politicians seem eager to move forward and not relive the decisions, delays and deaths that characterised public policy and press briefings. Yet we can’t forget such a brutal event, when Covid is...
Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the
To the editor: I find many of President Biden's policies and the progressive liberal agenda barely tolerable, but there is something about former President Trump that has gotten under my skin (and it has little to do with his inability to keep his big mouth shut). ("Former Vice President Mike Pence says he’s not endorsing Trump," March 15) It all started with the vague and nebulous accusations that Trump is a threat to our democracy, something that I wanted defined much more clearly. So, I...
To the editor: The Times' editorial board rightly identifies the gaps in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new auto pollution rule, as the agency delayed much of its emissions reductions to later years. California has led the nation on clean vehicles in the past, and now it must take the steering wheel again. The California Air Resources Board will soon consider its own emissions standards for gas-powered cars. Those standards must be tougher and start sooner than the EPA rule. Recent...
After 129 days cowering under the armed guard of cruel Hamas terrorists in Gaza , Luis Har believed his luck had finally run out.
Removing the five per cent co-investment payments for SMEs that hire apprentices under the age of 22 is a step in the right direction.
While Bill Clinton was the first president to send an e-mail and Barack Obama the first to tweet, it is merely timing that dictates firsts.
Are they really going to be able to strip and rob the wealthy New York businessman and former U.S. president of all his wealth, clothes and treasure so easily (“Michael Cohen: Trump is ‘really angry’ over N.Y. bond situation, lack of control over process,” web, March 19)?