Month: November 2018
Apocalypse when? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Each time an end-of-the-world prophecy is delivered — whether by a self-deluded preacher, a group of politicians or scientists — we are told that we must believe. Never mind how many of their prophecies have been wrong in the past, this time they mean it. The latest…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 3, 2018 I HAD ANOTHER BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. THEY COME AROUND ONCE A YEAR IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T NOTICED YOURSELF. THE OLDER I GET THE LESS I FOCUS ON THIS PASSING AWAY WORLD. AS A COLUMNIST AND COMMENTATOR I HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT IT, BUT I PLACE LESS AND LESS FAITH IN…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 30, 2018 THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS AS THE MEDIA PORTRAY THEM. HAVE YOU NOTICED? A NEW REPORT HAS FOUND THAT CENTRAL AMERICANS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE U.S. ILLEGALLY ARE NOT MOSTLY FLEEING VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, BUT ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS THAT PAY MUCH MORE THAN THEY CURRENTLY EARN.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 29, 2018 THE 2018 ELECTION SEASON IS FINALLY OVER. CINDY-HYDE SMITH WON THE MIISSISSIPPI RUNOFF AGAINST LIBERAL MIKE ESPY, THE FORMER CLINTON ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURE SECRETARY. THE RACE WAS TURNED INTO A CONTEST ABOUT RACE, AS DEMOCRATS USUALLY DO WHEN THERE IS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CANDIDATE. HYDE-SMITH MADE A STUPID REMARK ABOUT ATTENDING…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 28, 2018 THE LANDING OF A SATELLITE ON MARS IS A TECHNOLICAL ACHIEVEMENT REMINISCENT OF THE APOLLO MOON LANDINGS IN 1969 AND THE EARLY 70’S. THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT HAD TO GO RIGHT ON THIS LATEST MISSION THAT EVEN IF ONE OF THOUSANDS OF THINGS HAD GONE WRONG IT WOULD…
Read MoreTrump vs. Roberts By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Chief Justice John Roberts has been drawn into President Trump’s web. Last week the president criticized the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in San Francisco, calling it “a lawless disgrace.” The New York Timeswrites, “Mr. Trump’s remarks came after a federal trial judge…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 27, 2018 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED ANOTHER “CLIMATE CHANGE” REPORT WARNING OF DISASTER UNLESS TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE SPENT TO AVOID IT. THIS REPORT WAS AUTHORED BY LEFTISTS APPONTED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND SEEKS TO FORCE A POLITICAL WORLDVIEW INTO A SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSION. MY FAVORITE WEBSITE ON THE SUBJECT IS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 26, 2018 YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE TUSSEL BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS. THE PRESIDENT CRITICIZED THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT FOR ITS CONSISTENT LIBERAL RULINGS, INCLUDING RECENT ONES ON HIS IMMIGRATION POLICY. THE PRESIDENT REFERRED TO JUDGE JON TIGAR OF THAT COURT AS AN “OBAMA JUDGE.” THAT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 23, 2018 IT’S CALLED BLACK FRIDAY AND THIS YEAR IT SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED AROUND THE FIRST OF THE MONTH. BLACK FRIDAY IS THE SHOPPING DAY THAT PUTS MERCHANTS IN THE BLACK FOR THE YEAR. DO WE REALLY NEED MORE STUFF? I RECENTLY MOVED AND IT IS TAKING ME WEEKS TO…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 22, 2018 DOES IT SEEM TO YOU THAT THE NOTION OF THANKFULNESS HAS VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARED FROM MODERN CULTURE? IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SAID “THANK YOU” TO SOMEONE ONLY TO HAVE THEM RESPOND “NO PROBLEM”? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO “YOU’RE WELCOME,” THE RESPONSE…
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