Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos doubles down on education reforms
Mrs. DeVos has tried to reduce the federal footprint in public education, because the more than $1 trillion she says has been spent has not produced positive results. Published February 12, 2020
Nonpartisanship tossed out the window at President Trump’s ‘National Prayer Breakfast’
For 68 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a political oasis, a chance for Republicans, Democrats, national and world leaders to assemble and pray for each other and the nation. Not this year. Published February 10, 2020
State of the Union: President Trump celebrated all he and Republicans have accomplished
The president's State of the Union speech Tuesday night resembled a campaign rally. Some Republicans shouted "four more years" as he approached the lectern. Democrats mostly looked glum, shook their heads, pursed their lips, laughed in response to some of his remarks and in the case of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to be talking to herself. Published February 5, 2020
After President Trump impeachment acquittal, what’s next?
Just because the Senate is about to acquit President Trump of charges Republicans believed never rose to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors," don't think Democrats will raise the white flag of surrender. They (and their media allies) have only just begun. Published February 3, 2020
Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan is doomed to fail
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump plan before it was announced, calling the president a "dog" and another name not fit to print. Published January 29, 2020
U.S. election campaigns resemble endless wars
The campaign process begins with candidates establishing "exploratory committees" during which the "explorer" speaks about carefully poll-tested subjects and repeats them ad nauseum, while fundraising and appearing on TV. Published January 27, 2020
Teaching children about America’s principles offers a way to win the culture war
Children, like soldiers, must be trained and indoctrinated with the knowledge and principles of the nation (or kingdom) they are expected to serve. Published January 22, 2020
House impeachment will be a ‘permanent stain’ on Democrats’ legacy
The contrast could not have been starker. One picture showed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiling as she signed (with numerous pens) two articles of impeachment against President Trump. The other picture was of President Trump signing phase one of a new trade deal with China. Published January 20, 2020
The ‘lunatic left’ sides with Iranian regime rather than protesters
The lunatic left, which increasingly dominates the Democratic Party, predictably took Iran's side against their own country. Published January 15, 2020
Questions for President Trump and the Democratic presidential candidates
Politicians, including the president, should be asked serious questions during this year's election campaign, instead of the media's fixation on impeachment, polls and the horse race. Published January 13, 2020
It’s war with Iran. Is America in it to win it?
No one should be under any illusion that what the United States and the West does short of surrender will affect the stated goals of the fanatics, who are in it to win it. Published January 8, 2020
Add Iran’s leadership to ash heap of history
Addressing the British Parliament in 1982, President Ronald Reagan outlined a plan for placing the Soviet Union and Marxism-Leninism on the "ash heap of history." It is an objective President Trump might pursue against the mullahs in Iran, who are subsidizing terrorism in the Middle East and threatening to export it elsewhere. Published January 6, 2020
It’s worth looking back on life in America 100 years ago
It can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking back on what life was like in America a mere 100 years ago. On Jan. 2, 1920, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 108.76. Today it is over 28,000 points. Published January 1, 2020
When anti-Trump evangelicals get political
The battle between church and state is as old as church and state, as is the conflict within religious circles over who supposedly speaks for God. Published December 30, 2019
Socialism’s cynical appeal
Like swallows returning to Capistrano, socialism makes an appearance on a regular cycle. The current presidential campaign features self-confessed socialist Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, who doesn't self-describe as a socialist, but whose policies closely resemble those of Mr. Sanders. Published December 25, 2019
Grieving at Christmas
"It's the most wonderful time of the year," Andy Williams reminds us over tinny speakers in crowded shopping malls. Published December 23, 2019
With impeachment, Democrats position themselves to lose the House
Democrats have placed themselves in a position that very well may cause them to lose their House majority and expand Republican numbers in the Senate. There are no champions in this game of "Jeopardy." Published December 18, 2019
Is U.K. election a prediction for 2020 U.S. presidential race?
"Blowout" was how one U.K. newspaper described the decisive victory of Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party in last week's election. Not only did conservatives win an 80-seat majority in Parliament, a constituency in Blythe Valley in Northeast England elected a conservative member for the first time since its creation 40 years ago. Published December 16, 2019
Saudi sympathies ring hollow after Pensacola shooting
President Trump says he spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman Al-Saud after the killings, and that the king expressed his sincere condolences and has promised to compensate relatives of the dead and those who were wounded in the attack, but that's not enough. Published December 11, 2019
Democrats in the heat of impeachment can’t admit that President Trump is winning
I think the real problem for Democrats in general and the far left, which dominates the party, in particular, is that the president is winning. Published December 9, 2019
