Cal Thomas
Columns by Cal Thomas
Michelle Obama did not learn hope and humility as first lady
Former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming once said, "Those who travel the high road of humility will not be troubled by heavy traffic." Published December 19, 2016
Faking the news
Mainstream media are suddenly concerned about "fake news." It used to be that phony stories were easy to spot. They usually focused on space aliens or mysterious creatures found wandering deep in the woods. My personal favorite in this genre was a 1992 "story" in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News that claimed the bones of Adam and Eve had been discovered in Colorado. Published December 14, 2016
Mike Pence’s take on the Trump mandate
When Mike Pence becomes the 48th vice president of the United States next month, he will take on the role of a political lobbyist for Donald Trump's activist agenda. Published December 12, 2016
U.S.-Israel relations on the mend
The consensus in Israel is that the relationship between the Jewish state and the United States is going to improve in a Trump administration, says former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Zalman Shoval. Published December 7, 2016
Remembering Pearl Harbor at 75
Only five of the 335 men who survived the unprovoked attack that sunk the USS Arizona on Dec. 7, 1941 remain alive. Donald Stratton, 94, is one of them. He has added to the historical knowledge of that day and the beginning of America's entry into World War II in a new book, "All the Gallant Men: The First Memoir by a USS Arizona Survivor." Published December 5, 2016
John Bolton should be secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering seriously at least two men for the critical position of secretary of state. One, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has divided the Trump team between those who think it is a good idea and those who think Mr. Romney's severe criticism of Mr. Trump during the campaign disqualifies him. Published November 30, 2016
The left’s love affair with Fidel Castro
In a statement following the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, President Obama spoke of "the countless ways in which [Castro] altered the course of individual lives, families, and of the Cuban nation." Published November 28, 2016
‘Hamilton,’ Donald Trump and diversity
President-elect Donald Trump says Brandon Victor Dixon, the actor who currently plays Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical "Hamilton," should apologize for his tacky lecturing of Vice-President-elect Mike Pence about diversity and the "fear" of people like himself, an African-American, about a Trump-Pence administration. Published November 23, 2016
‘Black America Since MLK’
That race continues to be a major source of anxiety and division in America is an undeniable fact. While some politicians continue to use race to divide, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is trying again to bridge the gap in his latest Public Broadcasting Service documentary series "Black America Since MLK." Published November 21, 2016
Democrats must deal with Donald Trump’s victory
Three years ago when Republicans were battling President Obama over the debt ceiling and a government shutdown, the president said, "You don't like a particular policy or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election." Published November 16, 2016
Advising Donald Trump
It didn't take long. Journalists, editorial writers and columnists who hate Donald Trump and consistently opposed his election are now advising him what not to do. Published November 14, 2016
Donald Trump’s chance to change the narrative
Donald Trump's impressive victory in Tuesday's election offers him a rare opportunity to change the narrative. Published November 9, 2016
Donald Trump is an opportunity to go in a different direction
As a former "Never Trump-er," I have been interested in others who have converted, however reluctantly, if not into Trump supporters, then pragmatic accepters of Donald Trump against Hillary Clinton. Call us ever-Trump-ers. Published November 7, 2016
The final speech Donald Trump should make
If Donald Trump wants to win this election and thwart the attempt by the corrupt Clintons to acquire the White House again, he must close the deal with persuadable voters in a nationally televised address. Published November 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s new FBI investigation could discover corruption has always been there
I love definitions because they help focus the mind. Published October 31, 2016
If undecided voters listen to Donald Trump, they will like what they hear
Last Saturday, Donald Trump delivered a speech in Gettysburg, Pa., that he should have given much earlier in the campaign, minus the usual threats against women who have accused him of sexual assault. Published October 26, 2016
Dirty tricks: Then and now
Students of the Watergate era (or those old enough to have lived through it) will recall the "dirty tricks" played by Richard Nixon's henchmen, most notably Donald Segretti. Mr. Segretti, who was hired by Nixon's deputy assistant, Dwight Chapin, was tasked with smearing Democrats, including 1972 presidential candidate Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine. Published October 24, 2016
The Bernie Sanders effect
Many millennials are OK with socialism, even communism, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Published October 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s corruption and collusion
Modern journalists have little in common with those I was privileged to know when I was a copyboy at NBC News in Washington in the '60s. Published October 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump fighting distracts from issues
Not since George and Martha in the play "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" or for older readers Don Ameche and Frances Langford in the radio comedy "The Bickersons," have we seen the kind of verbal pugilism practiced in Sunday night's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Published October 12, 2016
