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Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas is one of the most widely syndicated political columnists in America. Based in Washington, he is a wide-ranging social commentator, not a "beltway insider," who supports traditional conservative values and the American "can-do spirit." He'll take on virtually any topic, from the decline of the family to growing terrorism worldwide.

A syndicated columnist since 1984, he is the author of “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires, Superpowers and the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan, January 2020). His latest book is “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen in 50 Years Reporting on America” (Humanix Books, May 2023). Readers may email Mr. Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Columns by Cal Thomas

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during the State of the State Address in the House Chambers of the West Virginia State Capitol Building in Charleston, W.Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)

West Virginia: Another tax-free heaven?

West Virginia is unique among America's 50 states. In 1861, delegates from Virginia's northwest counties voted to break away from that state over the issue of slavery and their refusal to be part of the Confederate states. Published March 22, 2021

President Joe Biden sits next to a bowl of Irish shamrocks, left, as he has a virtual meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin on St. Patrick's Day, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Now comes Biden’s taxes

The front-page headline in Monday's Wall Street Journal said: "Biden weighs how to pay for Agenda." Who purchases something they know they can't afford, and then worries about paying for it later? Only government. Published March 17, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 relief package in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, March 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Tell the truth, President Biden, on the COVID-19 recovery

When a politician promises to "tell the truth," as President Biden did in his nationally televised address last Thursday, you can add that statement to familiar ones lacking the ring of sincerity. Published March 15, 2021

Illustration on Rush Limbaugh by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Rush Limbaugh’s conservative influence explained

Conservatives got tired of either being ignored or having their ideas, values and beliefs demonized, and so when Limbaugh came along, accurately describing, defending, even promoting their beliefs, they flocked to him. Published February 22, 2021

Rush Limbaugh

The Rush Limbaugh I knew

The man who picked me up at an airport too many years ago to recall the date asked if I had ever heard of a guy named Rush Limbaugh. Published February 17, 2021

In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters during a news conference at a COVID-19 pop-up vaccination site in the William Reid Apartments in the Brooklyn borough of New York. More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes at the height of the pandemic under a controversial order that was scrapped amid criticisms it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)

Exposing Andrew Cuomo’s deadly lie

The people who hand out Emmy Awards should ask New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return the one they gave him. Published February 15, 2021

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., left, the lead Democratic House impeachment manager, and other impeachment managers, walk through the Rotunda to the Senate for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Trump impeachment trial is a bad drama

If the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump were a play it would close after one performance. The plot is known, the outcome is certain and the drama is contrived. Published February 10, 2021