Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
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
‘Wealth tax’ proposed by Warren and Sanders calls the 10th Commandment to mind
One definition of "covet" is: "to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property." Published December 4, 2019
Chick-fil-A caves to blackmail
It is a truism that a blackmailer is rarely satisfied. Once the payoffs start, there often is no end to them. Published December 2, 2019
Sending a message to others that someone cares makes the holidays merrier
Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to come earlier each year. Though the dates remain the same, the promotions from advertisers don't. Published November 27, 2019
What Britain can teach the U.S. about impeachment
There is a telling scene in Season 3 of the Netflix drama "The Crown" about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II that can instruct contemporary America about Democrats' attempt to impeach President Trump. Published November 25, 2019
Trump administration’s position on legality of Israel’s settlements is right and necessary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced U.S policy toward Israel's "settlements" is reverting to one held by the Reagan administration; that is the right of Israelis to settle in the ancient lands of Judea and Samaria "is not, per se, inconsistent with international law." Published November 20, 2019
Desperate, impeachment-driven Democrats
Democrats are desperate to get rid of the president, because one more term of prosperity, especially for minorities, who have mostly been tied to their party, could mean a shift in loyalty. Published November 18, 2019
Teaching U.S. history to American students lags behind all subjects
According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters. The latest NAEP survey finds that proficiency levels for fourth-, eighth- and 12th-grade students are in the 20, 18 and 12th percentile, respectively. Published November 13, 2019
Democrats last gasp to smear Trump
If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's handling of the much maligned Ukraine call, this is what real collusion looks like. Published November 11, 2019
Does Trump need spiritual adviser Paula White-Cain?
As far as I can tell from a reading of history, while some presidents were friends of clergy, who sometimes advised them, to my knowledge, none hired them as staff members. Until the presidency of Richard Nixon. Published November 6, 2019
The importance of ‘no-men’
Shortly after Jim Bakker's release from prison in July 1994, I invited the disgraced TV evangelist to my home. There was an important question I wanted to ask him. Published November 4, 2019
