Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Warren Buffett is wrong on raising taxes
Many people have made money by following the advice of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Published May 15, 2024
Trump undermines himself with crude language
If you are the parent of young children, are you OK with your children hearing former President Donald Trump's language and putdowns, like the ones at his rally last Saturday in Wildwood, New Jersey? Published May 13, 2024
Netanyahu ignores clueless Team Biden
What do you think President Franklin Roosevelt's response might have been if another nation had called on him to stop U.S. and Allied forces from taking Berlin and squashing the Nazi regime in 1945? Published May 8, 2024
Powerless church tells us what we want to hear rather than what we need to hear
There are many reasons for the modern church's loss of its prophetic voice, politics being just one of them. Published May 6, 2024
‘Never Again’ approaching again with antisemitic student protests
If history proves anything, it shows that if civil rights, human rights, equality and even the right to live are to be denied to a class of people, they must first be stripped of their inherent value as human beings. Published May 1, 2024
How Ronald Reagan handled campus protests
The year was 1966, and Ronald Reagan was running for governor of California. A major part of his platform was to "clean up the mess at Berkeley" and other college campuses across the state. Published April 29, 2024
Adding to Title IX: Biden admin further degrades women’s rights
What the Biden administration is doing to the Title IX civil rights law, the purpose of which is, among other things, to ensure equality between men's and women's sports, reminds me of a childhood game. Published April 24, 2024
The empires begin to strike back: Accountability at Google and Columbia University
With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Published April 22, 2024
Needed: Regime change in Iran
Every approach to curtailing Iran from its threats and behavior toward Israel and other countries has failed. Published April 17, 2024
Our oppressive tax system can be analogized to Dracula
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn't, I mean? Published April 15, 2024
Trump cedes the moral high ground on abortion
Former President Donald Trump issued a lengthy statement on abortion on Monday. It is the latest of several positions he has taken on an issue that continues to be hotly debated. Published April 10, 2024
Repeat, repeat, repeat: Israel must win its war with Hamas
When it comes to the Middle East, repetition has been unsuccessful in causing Europeans and many in America to accept certain truths. Published April 8, 2024
Every Republican should prioritize replacing soft-on-crime politicians
Another day, another dead New York City police officer, another grieving widow. Published April 3, 2024
One more try at reducing the debt
It may be too late, given the number of Americans who have willingly allowed themselves to become dependent on the government more than themselves, but it's worth trying. Published April 1, 2024
Checking the black box: The only true race is the human race
Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Published March 27, 2024
Moscow massacre: Could it happen here?
A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded, the number of dead is likely to rise. Published March 25, 2024
Republicans should not shy away from abortion issue
Biden and Democrats are generally underwater in polling that has shown voters are displeased with their performance on the economy, foreign policy and virtually everything else except one issue: abortion. Published March 20, 2024
Smell of mendacity surrounds Fani Willis-Nathan Wade debacle
"What's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it, Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death." -- Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" Published March 18, 2024
Biden places restrictions on Israel, but not on Hamas
A recent headline in The Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas' last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: "Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan." Published March 13, 2024
President and Congress need an intervention to address spending addiction
George Washington warned the new nation to avoid "the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts." Published March 11, 2024
