Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
The unmentioned national debt issue in this campaign
The unmentioned "it" is the national debt, which days ago reached $27 trillion and continues to grow like an untreated tumor on the economic body of the nation. Published October 14, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris mask the far left’s scary agenda
Halloween, like so much else, will be different this year from previous years, but it also offers an analogy that can be applied to the current presidential campaign. Published October 12, 2020
Pollsters mistaken assuming Hispanics only care about immigration
Hispanics are 60% of the population of Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census. In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won Hispanic votes here by a margin of about 290,000, which was not enough to win the state for her. Published October 7, 2020
Learning from Trump’s COVID-19 experience
President Trump's infection with COVID-19 adds to a year no fiction writer could have contrived. Published October 5, 2020
Presidential debate devoid of substance and more a phony professional wrestling match
I had initially thought of Tuesday night's first presidential debate as the equivalent of a heavyweight boxing match, something like the classic fights between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. Published September 30, 2020
My list of debate questions for Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made himself largely unavailable to questions from reporters since before his nomination. Published September 28, 2020
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on COVID-19 and presidential campaign
From the moment Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, was made aware of the threat of COVID-19, he acted faster than most other states and the federal government. Published September 23, 2020
GOP Senators must vote to restore role of Supreme Court as interpreter of the Constitution
The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives conservatives and Republicans what they claim to have wanted since judicial activism became the norm in the 1960s. Published September 21, 2020
Americans angry at Washington should be looking in the mirror
It is not the fault of a train that it cannot fly. A car mechanic should not be blamed because he can't perform open-heart surgery. Government has a purpose, but it is not to solve problems only an individual can address. Published September 16, 2020
Joe Biden pushes Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage’ to politicize COVID-19 against Trump
On hearing that President Trump sat for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward of The Washington Post, my first reaction was "what the ..." Why Mr. Woodward? Published September 14, 2020
Another stream of political toxic waste dumped on Trump with Atlantic allegations
The cable networks, including Fox News, could talk of little else Labor Day weekend but The Atlantic magazine piece by Jeffrey Goldberg alleging President Trump had said Americans who have died in wars are "losers" and "suckers." Published September 9, 2020
Congress must stop spending and reduce the debt now
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports the American government will soon reach a debt level equaling its entire gross domestic product. It will be the largest since 1945, the year World War II ended. Published September 7, 2020
The lesson behind Jerry Falwell Jr.’s fall
The ouster of Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations of sexual misconduct and other behavior is another in a long list of object lessons each generation of Christians seems to have to learn anew. Published September 2, 2020
Tale of two conventions: Voters decide between Republican optimism or doom peddled by Democrats
The two political conventions are finally over. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, one convention promoted the best of times, the other the worst of times. Published August 31, 2020
Republicans fight back against left’s shameful ‘racist’ smear
Perhaps the worst label one can attach to another person is "racist." How does one disprove that? Published August 26, 2020
Democrats portray America as a nation full of misery, poverty and angst
If you watched last week's virtual Democratic convention, you heard about an America with which you might not be familiar. Published August 24, 2020
Republicans need to stop compromising and playing by the rules
The GOP has become like a protein shake dieters drink because it contains fewer calories. In too many cases, Republican positions resemble "Democrat-lite." Published August 19, 2020
Israeli-UAE agreement should be met with skepticism until Islamists’ hate for Israel resolved
Anything that reduces tensions in the Middle East and contributes to Israel's security should be applauded. Published August 17, 2020
Law(lessness) and (dis)order threaten America’s freedoms
What would you think if local politicians decided to cut the size of their fire department while buildings in their city were ablaze? What about a general who orders his soldiers to stop fighting and surrender to the enemy? Published August 12, 2020
Why Trump is right about mail-in ballots
President Trump has said the potential for fraud with all mail-in voting is enormous. Published August 10, 2020
