Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
The New York Times attempts to rewrite history
Remember the controversy in 2012 when President Barack Obama said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Published August 21, 2019
Donald Trump: ‘Vote for me, or else’
During a December 2015 debate among Republican presidential candidates in Las Vegas, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said to Donald Trump: "You can't insult your way to the presidency." Never mind. Published August 19, 2019
Socialism never?
President Trump has repeatedly promised "America will never be a socialist country." Since Franklin Roosevelt began expanding government in the 1930s, the United States has increasingly adopted big-state policies associated with socialism. Published August 14, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein: None dare call it ‘conspiracy’
Now that Jeffrey Epstein is dead, perhaps some are breathing a little easier knowing he won't have to testify at trial and be asked whether he served as a pimp to the wealthy and well-connected. Published August 12, 2019
Mass murders are a symptom
Politicians and pundits are promoting familiar explanations, excuses and demands following the tragic mass murders in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. From more gun laws, to blaming President Trump, conservative talk radio and Fox News, we've heard it all before. Published August 7, 2019
Fixing Baltimore: A plan
Former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has urged President Trump and Rep. Elijah Cummings to stop exchanging insults over conditions in Baltimore. Published August 5, 2019
Smelling rats in Baltimore
Calling someone "racist" has become the default position for liberal politicians and certain members of the media who wish to deflect attention from real problems. Published July 31, 2019
What’s next for Democrats post-Mueller?
The Washington Post, which has done everything in its dwindling power with articles, editorials and columns denouncing, demeaning and attempting to destroy President Trump, appears to have temporarily -- but only temporarily -- raised the white flag. Published July 29, 2019
The Founders and national debt
The Founders of the United States of America warned against massive federal debt, but, to our detriment, their political descendants are not paying attention. Published July 24, 2019
Why not control the crowd illegally entering America?
Pick your own analogy, but the U.S. immigration system is worse than broken. It can be fixed, but politicians from both parties refuse to do it. Published July 22, 2019
America, love it or leave it (again)
The phrase "America, Love It or Leave It" has a pedigree dating back at least to the McCarthy era. In the '70s, the phrase was employed again against those protesting America's involvement in the Vietnam War. Published July 17, 2019
Apollo 11 at moon landing is a reminder of what a united America can achieve
You had to be there 50 years ago, and I was. As a young reporter for a local TV station in Houston, I frequently visited NASA ("the space base," we dubbed it), met many of the astronauts and reported on their exploits. Published July 15, 2019
Hungary sound immigration policy delivers aid directly to places affected by conflict
Two summers ago on a visit to Budapest, I asked the spokesman for the Hungarian government about the growing problem of migrants coming into Europe. He told me Hungary doesn't have a migrant problem because they don't have welfare programs. So, he said, migrants continue their travels to other European countries that do. Published July 10, 2019
Justin Amash may not win reelection, but his critique of partisanship ought to be taken seriously
Rep. Justin Amash has left the Republican Party and will now represent Michigan's 3rd Congressional District as an independent. In a Washington Post op-ed, he wrote: "I've become disenchanted with party politics and frightened by what I see from it. The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions." Published July 8, 2019
Censoring the census
The notion of history repeating itself is usually viewed as a negative statement, but some history is worth repeating because we might learn and be guided by it. Published July 3, 2019
The Democratic debates were mostly a show of memorized sound bites
The likelihood I would ever be invited to serve on a network panel questioning the Democratic presidential candidates is equivalent to an invitation to take the next trip to the moon. Published July 1, 2019
Why bribing the Palestinians won’t work
The Trump administration thinks appealing to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by dangling promises of prosperity in front of him if he agrees to change his ways is the path to peace on the Korean Peninsula. So far there have been no agreements to build a Trump resort and Mr. Kim has made no effort to adopt any other form of capitalistic behavior. Published June 26, 2019
While A.G. Sulzberger is right to criticize Donald Trump, he must put own house in order
I never thought I would write this, but the publisher of The New York Times, A.G. Sulzberger, is right. Mr. Sulzberger wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in response to President Trump's claim that his newspaper committed "treason" by publishing a story about U.S. efforts to compromise Russia's power grid should Moscow again try to meddle in U.S. elections. The Times says it consulted National Security officials who raised no objections to its publication. Published June 24, 2019
‘Must we wage war with Iran?’
'The Pentagon has released new color photos as proof that Iran was behind last week's attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman," ABC News reported. Hours before that attack, Iranians launched surface-to-air missile at a U.S. drone monitoring the tankers. The missile missed. In response, 1,000 American troops are being dispatched to the region for the declared purpose of defending American forces already there. Published June 19, 2019
Media feigns outrage over the Trump interview with George Stephanopoulos
There was a time when calling someone a hypocrite could stain their reputation. No more. Like the overused and often misapplied word "racism," hypocrisy has lost the power to cause harm. Published June 17, 2019
