Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Masks off on public transportation: Free at last (until the next time)
"And they're off," as the callers of horse races say, but in this case, it means the government will no longer enforce mask mandates on airplanes, trains, buses, subways and other forms of public transportation. Published April 20, 2022
The left’s fear of Elon Musk’s Twitter and free speech
Americans who subscribe to "traditional values" have had to put up with a lot from the left in the name of the First Amendment. Published April 18, 2022
Biden the ghost-gun buster
Inflation ballooned 8.5% in March compared to a year ago, the largest increase since December 1981 and the fifth straight monthly surge. Published April 13, 2022
The fight for parental rights in public schools: Round two
The battle over whether parents or public schools and elites should decide what goes into the minds and souls of students has entered a second stage. Published April 11, 2022
Condemn or redeem Will Smith?
It appeared that many in the Hollywood world, after first giving Mr. Smith a standing ovation when he won best actor for his role in the film "King Richard," quickly turned on him and condemned his behavior. Published April 6, 2022
Pence’s ‘Freedom Agenda’: A second ‘Contract with America’
During the 1994 congressional campaign, Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) and Dick Armey (R-TX) drew up what they called a Contract with America. Published April 4, 2022
Republicans need to reverse Biden’s disastrous foreign and domestic policies
It's an old Washington political trick. When you're in trouble, change the subject. Published March 30, 2022
Biden’s channeled JFK and Reagan in call to remove Putin from power
President Joe Biden's speech from Warsaw Saturday night, reminded me of two previous presidents who delivered speeches confronting the autocracy that was then the Soviet Union. Published March 28, 2022
Biden dealing with the Iranian devil
When one sits down to make a deal with the devil, it is the devil who usually wins. That's because he is "crafty," as the book of Genesis describes him. Published March 23, 2022
New York Times failure on Hunter Biden’s laptop is a dereliction of journalistic duty
There has been much in the news lately about censorship. Published March 21, 2022
When the going gets tough, will our younger generation fight or flee?
The line at the post office was long, so the woman in front of me decided to turn around and start a conversation. Published March 16, 2022
Biden and Congress taking U.S. deeper and deeper into debt
In his State of the Union address, President Biden claimed he would be "the only president to ever cut the deficit by more than $1 trillion in a single year." Published March 14, 2022
Time to abandon the ‘Green New Deal’
While many environmentalists want to wean us from fossil fuels in favor of green energy, the problem for them -- and the rest of us -- is that fossil fuels are in virtually everything we buy and need. Published March 9, 2022
What is Team Biden’s foreign policy?
Oh, for the good old days of the Soviet Union. America's foreign policy and goals were clear then: Containment and opposition to communist expansion. Published March 7, 2022
Biden’s unspectacular State of the Union address
When a president's poll numbers are tanking, he needed to do something spectacular, even radical, to keep him from sinking further. Published March 2, 2022
Bob Beckel and me: An odd couple
As often happens among the political class in Washington, we met on television debating each other. I liked Bob Beckel immediately, despite our political and even religious differences. Published February 28, 2022
Dictators like Putin and Hitler only know power, resolve and resistance
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine under several pretexts reminds me of Adolf Hitler's rationale for invading and annexing Sudetenland in 1938. Published February 23, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams is half right about race in media
It is usually Republicans who blast the media for what they consider biased or unfair coverage of their policies. Published February 21, 2022
Durham’s filings prove Trump was right
"Dirty tricks" was a term used to describe the behavior of operatives within the Nixon administration to smear the reputations of opponents and undermine the appeal of certain politicians. Published February 16, 2022
Time for Republicans to focus on educational issues
The Virginia election of Republican Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Sears as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, provides a great opportunity for the Republican Party if it will seize the moment and expand on it. Published February 14, 2022
