Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Joe Biden’s disturbing pattern of putting down minorities
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told an African-American talk show host last week: "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." Published May 27, 2020
Nancy Pelosi vs. Donald Trump: Schoolyard insults easier than civil discourse these days
President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are in a verbal battle that resembles schoolyard behavior. Published May 25, 2020
‘Snake oil’ cures: Trump should not promote hydroxychloroquine
While President Trump doesn't exactly fit the profile of a snake oil salesman, he should stick to sound medical science and start placing his bets on mRNA and other vaccines that show promise and not hydroxychloroquine. Published May 20, 2020
Nancy Pelosi’s $3 trillion ‘coronavirus relief’ bill is a leftist boondoggle
The latest bank-breaking measure to narrowly pass the House (even some Democrats voted against it) is a $3 trillion package styled "coronavirus relief." It is more than 1,800 pages long. Published May 18, 2020
COVID-19 fear will destroy America
The choice before us seems to be no choice at all: Stay inside and have no human contact with another soul, keep businesses closed, denying a livelihood to millions, or step outside and risk death. Published May 13, 2020
Michael Flynn’s exoneration and fighting the ‘deep state’
One can only hope that the outrageous Michael Flynn conspiracy will be fully exposed and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, but the cynic in me is not betting on it. Published May 11, 2020
Is war with China inevitable?
With China's strong economy backing up its increasingly powerful military, there doesn't appear much else the United States can do to deter China from fulfilling its aspirations other than to consider a military confrontation. Published May 6, 2020
Can Joe Biden even win the Democratic presidential nomination?
Voters have a right to ask if Mr. Biden once made bad decisions, how will he suddenly make good ones as president? Published May 4, 2020
America may cease to exist if we do not reverse national debt now
If we don't do something to reverse the debt, other than raising taxes on the productive in order for Congress to continue its irresponsible spending, America as we know it may cease to exist. Published April 29, 2020
How previous generations would respond to COVID-19 pandemic
I have been thinking how they might have responded to the current panic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. I suspect their reactions would come in ways far different from ours. Published April 27, 2020
Liberal media bias on full display during White House’s COVID-19 press briefings
Watching the daily White House press briefings about the virus appears to have put reporters' biases on naked display. Published April 22, 2020
After an overreaction to COVID-19, it’s time to liberate America
Recent arbitrary executive orders by some governors have driven many who have never before demonstrated for or against anything into the streets of state capitals, with more likely to come. Published April 20, 2020
Former President Barack Obama (finally) endorses Joe Biden
Former President Barack Obama's video endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday came after every other candidate had pulled out. He even waited for Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign to endorse Mr. Biden. Published April 15, 2020
A positive COVID-19 pandemic ‘side effect’: Homeschooling
This new bonding experience could lead some to continue the practice of educating their children at home once this crisis has passed and public schools reopen. Published April 13, 2020
Joe Biden clearly unfit to be Democratic presidential nominee
There is a larger concern about Joe Biden, and I am not the first to mention it. Too often he seems "out of it," to employ a nonmedical term. The long list of his gaffes has become legion. Published April 8, 2020
Accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative during COVID-19 pandemic
Everywhere you look -- from newspaper headlines, to TV "alerts," to those too-long White House briefings, to people wearing masks in public places, there is hardly any news that isn't negative. Published April 6, 2020
How to save the news industry beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
The media, especially newspapers, are in trouble. Conservatives like myself have been relentless in attacking their collective bias over the years, but as more of them fold or reduce staff, it is crucial the institution be saved. Published April 1, 2020
Mortgaging America’s future for the sake of economic relief from coronavirus pandemic
It is not cognitive dissonance -- the impossibility of holding two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously -- to favor the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump while at the same time worrying about what the increasing national debt (nearing $24 trillion and counting) will do to the country. Published March 30, 2020
Whatever happened to Dan Quayle?
He was the 44th vice president of the United States in the George H.W. Bush administration, but for the last 20 years, Dan Quayle has stayed mostly away from the unfriendly glare of political life. I called him to get his thoughts on the coronavirus and the current political scene. Published March 25, 2020
Coronavirus exposes U.S. dependence on China for drugs
If anything good can come from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the revelation of America's overreliance on China, especially when it comes to drugs. Published March 23, 2020
