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Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas is one of the most widely syndicated political columnists in America. Based in Washington, he is a wide-ranging social commentator, not a "beltway insider," who supports traditional conservative values and the American "can-do spirit." He'll take on virtually any topic, from the decline of the family to growing terrorism worldwide.

A syndicated columnist since 1984, he is the author of “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires, Superpowers and the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan, January 2020). His latest book is “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen in 50 Years Reporting on America” (Humanix Books, May 2023). Readers may email Mr. Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Columns by Cal Thomas

Illustration on Britain's struggle to secure it's southern border by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Calais immigration crisis

When music fans think of "the British invasion," they are referring to '60s bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Britain today, however, faces a different type of invasion. Published August 3, 2015

Illustration on Obama is no Reagan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Memo to Obama: You’re no Reagan

At his press conference last Wednesday, our president of self-regard again linked himself with Ronald Reagan, seeking to equate his supposed success in gaining a deal with Iran not to build a nuclear weapon for 10 years to Reagan's arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. Published July 20, 2015

Sanchez Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Kathryn Steinle’s murder proves risks of sanctuary cities

According to The Wall Street Journal, the last serious attempt to count the number of federal criminal laws appears to have been made in 1982 by a retired Justice Department official named Ronald Gainer. He failed, but the estimate then was "50 titles and 23,000 pages of federal law." Many more laws have been added since then. Published July 13, 2015

Illustration on core beliefs regarding marriage by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Why evangelicals must return to the core

In the matter of the "culture wars," evangelical Christians are asking, "What do we do now?" The question is being raised in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision striking down state laws reserving marriage for heterosexual couples. Published July 6, 2015

Illustration on the pope's advocacy for belief in man-made global warming by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: The pope, the globe and the facts on global warming

The media and the secular left have a love-hate relationship with the Roman Catholic Church and its popes. When the pope takes positions with which they agree, they applaud him, but when he takes positions with which they disagree, they either ignore or criticize him. Published June 24, 2015

Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: China’s big hack attack

Upon hearing of the massive data breach of employee information from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) -- allegedly by hackers working for the Chinese government -- Kay Coles James, the former director of OPM under George W. Bush, told me she was "aghast," adding, "I can't think about the national security implications of a foreign government knowing every single federal employee, where they work, where they live, all of their significant data. Think about what that information can do in the hands of people who want to do us harm." Published June 15, 2015