Regarding the May 7 Metro article “Dissent in D.C. on body cameras”: D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) plan to keep video from police body cameras from the public does not espouse transparency, especi...
Robert J. Samuelson’s May 4 op-ed column, “A trade watershed?,” was disingenuous in avoiding mention of most complaints by opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The only issue Mr. Samuelson disc...
In the May 4 front-page article “CIA veteran: U.S. misjudged Arab Spring, al-Qaeda revival,” U.S. officials were quoted as saying in regard to the Arab Spring “that events turned rapidly to al-Qaeda’s...
I was pleased to see Talitha Halley’s story told in the May 4 Metro article “From Hurricane Katrina to Howard University: A young woman’s triumph.” Her accomplishments merit congratulations and attent...
The May 3 editorial “A shift on the ground in Syria” highlighted the need for a clear and comprehensive U.S. strategy on Syria. While most media have focused on the Islamic State, it is just one eleme...
The May 5 news article “Sponsor defends Muhammad cartoon contest” said that the contest organizer, Pamela Geller, knew what she was doing — trying to draw an attack — and was “gleeful” over the result...
I started Sunday reading about the problem of aging prisoners in the prison system [“The painful price of aging in prison,” front page, May 3]. I finished the day reading Jerald Winakur’s report on th...
Why is it as bad for Frank Giustra to give $100 million to the Clinton Foundation for its charitable work as for the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson to give more than a billion dollars for direct p...
Regarding the May 4 news article “In Kenya, Chelsea Clinton stresses plight of elephants”: The efforts of conservation awareness and aid will not end the wholesale slaughter. Governments must apply po...
Regarding the May 1 editorial “Make-believe on Ethiopia”: Ethiopia is a valuable partner in a critical region, from peacekeeping to fighting al-Shabab to pursuing peace in South Sudan. Ethiopia, amon...
I was relieved to read Stacey Patton’s thoughtful May 3 Outlook essay, “Stop praising the beating of a black child.” I couldn’t agree more. I am an African American mother of a son and a daughter, bot...
When enjoying the arts, some decorum must be maintained.
Overlapping missions and waste are among the problems with military spending.
The small island nation is pursuing other means of obtaining energy.
The Fairfax schools do not need to include gender identity to their anti-bias policies.
Joe Davidson’s May 1 Federal Diary column, “GOP budget plan would further empty civil servants’ pockets,” reported that proposals by Republicans in Congress would reduce pay or benefits to federal wo...
Anne Applebaum’s trenchant assessment of Europe’s policies toward Libya was inaccurate and one-sided [“How Libya stumped Europe,” Washington Forum, May 1]. Libya was discussed extensively by European...
The news that Tyson Foods, the United States’ biggest poultry producer, is phasing out the use of human antibiotics in its broiler flocks [Economy & Business, April 29] underscores just how far behin...
The May 1 Metro article “Edwards’s Israel votes an issue in campaign” stated that Rep. Donna Edwards’s (D-Md.) position on Israel is not closely aligned with “most Jews.” The only thing “most Jews” ag...
The decision by the Supreme Court to allow states to forbid judicial candidates from soliciting campaign contributions is a welcome step in stemming the influence of special interests [“Roberts swing...
