Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
A solution to college debt
Congress created the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in 2007 in an attempt to attract people into professions like teaching, nursing and public-interest law. Published May 8, 2019
David McCullough details the sacrifices of those who expanded the boundaries of America
In a country preoccupied with presidential candidates preaching extreme liberalism and even unabashed socialism comes America's greatest living historian, David McCullough, with a new and needed book. Published May 6, 2019
There are subtle jabs at Israel, the Jewish people in The New York Times
It took a few days, but The New York Times finally got around to apologizing for publishing in its international edition a grossly anti-Semitic cartoon depicting a blind President Trump wearing a yarmulke and being led by a dog resembling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The dog wore a Star of David around its neck. Published May 1, 2019
Trump and his temperament won’t matter to voters who have jobs they didn’t have during the Obama era
How long can Democrats continue to claim the roaring economy should be credited to the Obama administration? How many, except the self-deluded, actually believe this? Published April 29, 2019
In defense of Kate Smith
The long arm of the PC police has reached back to the '30s and arrested, prosecuted and sentenced the late singer Kate Smith. Smith, who popularized Irving Berlin's song "God Bless America" and was a female pioneer in early television, recorded songs that today in hindsight are viewed as racist. Published April 24, 2019
Bad behavior and disobeyed presidential orders are not impeachable offenses
Objectivity, like Elvis, long ago left the building in Washington and so the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is being read and interpreted through mostly biased eyes. Published April 22, 2019
The exception that is Costa Rica
In the ongoing U.S. debate about immigration, the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala are mainly in the news because many of those crossing our border from Mexico are from these nations. Why isn't Costa Rica experiencing a similar mass exodus? Published April 17, 2019
Modern sanctuary cities have nothing to do with their original intent
In the category of Mad magazine's "scenes we'd like to see," comes President Trump's threat to transport migrants to cities and states that have declared themselves sanctuaries. Apparently he thinks such a move would force Democrats in Congress who represent these places to vote to fund the wall along our southern border. Published April 15, 2019
Trump names Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for what it is, a terrorist organization
President Trump has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). It's about time. Other administrations might have done it, but didn't. Published April 10, 2019
Democrats have been trying to win over evangelicals, but a socialist creed won’t get it done
For the last 27 years, Democrats have been trying to win over evangelical Christians who last voted in large numbers for their party's presidential candidate, Jimmy Carter, in 1976. Published April 8, 2019
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
