Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Joe Biden suffers a political hit
Why does it seem like the political equivalent of a Mafia hit job on Joe Biden, who is being whacked before a much-anticipated announcement of his presidential plans? Published April 3, 2019
If 12-year high of illegal immigration isn’t an emergency, what is?
The flood tide of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border cannot and must not continue. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has said of it, "The system is broken and overwhelmed. It is a national emergency." Published April 1, 2019
Biases, suppositions and wished-for outcomes
What Sean Davis, co-founder of the web magazine The Federalist, wrote in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal sums up the disgust many Americans are feeling about the way big media handled the Russia collusion story: "It wasn't merely an error here or there. America's blue-chip journalists botched the entire story, from its birth during the presidential campaign to its final breath Sunday — and they never stopped congratulating themselves for it." Published March 27, 2019
The Mueller investigation cost Americans $25 million, and the Democrats are just getting started
The saga that is the Mueller Report is a consequence of what happens when you begin with a conclusion and then desperately seek evidence you hope will confirm it. Published March 25, 2019
Nothing is affected by Trump’s harshness except a general degrading of the office
President Trump made a rare appearance at a church last Sunday. It's a safe bet the sermon was not based on Proverbs 15:1 — "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." If it was, it didn't appear to have much effect. Published March 20, 2019
Latest absurdity is Trump critics making hay out of tragedy he had nothing to do with
Last week in New Zealand, a self-avowed white supremacist targeted two mosques and streamed his bloody killing spree on social media. Published March 18, 2019
Why socialism fails
One of the rotten fruits produced by what passes for today's American education system is the ignorance some young people have about socialism. Published March 13, 2019
The Democrats’ Jewish problem
Rep. Ilhan Omar's comment that the influence of the Israeli lobby in Washington pushes lawmakers to take a pledge of "allegiance to a foreign country" was bad enough. A watered-down House resolution condemning, not Omar, but "all hatred" was as tepid as denouncing drunk driving. Published March 11, 2019
Bryce Harper and loyalty
President Harry Truman once said, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." That truism can now be applied to baseball players, notably Bryce Harper. Published March 6, 2019
For Trump and Netanyahu, policies matter more than personal flaws
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing indictment on charges of fraud, corruption, breach of trust and bribery. He's also running for re-election, and with less than six weeks until ballots are scheduled to be cast in Israel, some have raised suspicions of a political hit, not unlike the various hearings and investigations ensnaring President Trump. Published March 4, 2019
Kudos to Dianne Feinstein
Here's a sentence I never thought I would write: Dianne Feinstein was right. Published February 27, 2019
Why people are moving out of high-tax states to Florida and elsewhere
While most attention has been focused on immigrants trying to enter the United States over America's southern border, there is legal migration taking place that has been largely ignored, though it may have at least as much economic and political impact as the other. Published February 25, 2019
Why the purging of evil must not be delayed
One might think that after denying the evidence of Adolf Hitler's rise and objectives that resulted in World War I, Europeans might be more attuned to modern threats. Published February 20, 2019
Assumptions about collusion and presidential powers abound
Here is the problem for Trump critics. They began with the wrong premise. They believed that Hillary Clinton should have won the 2016 presidential election. Then they deluded themselves by embracing the notion that Mr. Trump was illegitimate, unstable, stupid and an offense to everything they consider normal. Published February 18, 2019
The unfathomable behavior of leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention
My first reaction upon hearing that hundreds of leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention had sexually abused as many as 700 people in 400 churches, including victims as young as 3, was "how could they?" It was the same reaction I had when news of predatory priests in the Roman Catholic Church, and the cover-up that followed the sexual abuse allegations, surfaced. Published February 13, 2019
Going green once seemed extreme, but it’s now accepted
Kermit the Frog was wrong. It is now easy to be "green." The evidence is the "Green New Deal," which CNN describes as a " 10-year 'economic mobilization' that would phase out fossil fuel use and overhaul the nation's infrastructure while building whole new layers into the existing social safety net." The 14-page resolution was proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, and Sen. Ed Markey, Masschusetts Democrat. Published February 11, 2019
The state of what union?
Eloquence is not a characteristic associated with President Donald Trump, but in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president not only rose to the occasion, he also delivered a message that was beautifully crafted by his speechwriters, a speech devoid of much of the divisive and combative language that has characterized his first two years in office. It was also well-delivered and well-received, if not by every member of Congress, then by 76 percent of those who watched it, according to a CBS News instant poll. Published February 6, 2019
Late-term abortions legislated in New York, attempted in Virginia is updated form of child sacrifice
The uproar over New York State's Reproductive Health Act, which allows late-term abortions performed by "health-care practitioners" when the "patient is within 24 weeks from the commencement of pregnancy, or there is an absence of fetal viability or the abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or health" should come as no surprise. Published February 4, 2019
What became of country before party?
One of the few advantages of changing addresses is that you sometimes discover long-forgotten items. Published January 30, 2019
Something is required to stem the tide of illegal immigration
The first thing that needs to be said about President Trump's decision to sign a measure re-opening part of the federal government without getting money for the wall he demanded is that his experience as a New York businessman was no help. Perhaps he failed to recognize that Democrats are the party of government and no one guards the power, cost and perks of government better than they do. Published January 28, 2019
