Month: March 2020
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 24, 2020 THE SENATE OVER THE WEEKEND WAS UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A CORONAVIRUS AID PACKAGE. WANT TO KNOW WHY? DEMOCRATS THOUGHT IT GAVE TOO MUCH HELP TO CORPORATIONS, THEIR REGULAR BOGEYMAN. CORPORATIONS, OF COURSE, HIRE PEOPLE. THEY ARE NOW LAYING PEOPLE OFF. THE PEOPLE NEED HELP.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 23, 2020 TODAY’S COMMENTARY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY AN EDITORIAL IN FRIDAY’S WALL STREET JOURNAL ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS: “…NO ONE SHOULD THINK THIS ROLLING ECONOMIC CALAMITY IS OVER. IF THIS GOVERNMENT-ORDERED SHUTDOWN CONTINUES FOR MUCH MORE THAN ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO, THE HUMAN…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 20, 2020 PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DECLARED WAR, NOT ON ANOTHER COUNTRY, BUT ON THE CORONAVIRUS. HE’S SIGNED A BILL THAT WILL SUPPOSEDLY GIVE $1000 TO EVERY AMERICAN, OR AT LEAST MOST AMERICANS. THE MONEY WILL BE BORROWED, OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE ARE $23 TRILLION IN DEBT AND THIS WILL…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 19, 2020 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF PEOPLE A CHECK FOR $1000. THE GOAL IS TO STAVE-OFF THE EFFECTS OF JOB LOSSES, OR LAY-OFFS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SCARE. NO ONE ASKS WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS VIRUS LASTS…
Read MoreThe virus and what matters most By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Some years ago, I wrote a book titled “The Things That Matter Most.” It was a critique of the continuing impact the ’60s generation has had on the country. The coronavirus pandemic, too, offers us an opportunity to consider what matters most in…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 18, 2020 SOME YEARS AGO I WROTE A BOOK CALLED “THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST.” THE TITLE CAN SERVE AS A QUESTION DURING THIS UNCERTAIN TIME WITH THE CORONAVIRUS FORCING US TO STAY HOME, NOT DINE IN RESTAURANTS, OR GO TO SPORTS CONTESTS OR MOVIES, OR ANYWHERE ELSE PEOPLE GATHER…
Read MoreThe virus, the media and the economy By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency A friend tweeted from Ireland (in time for St. Patrick’s Day), blaming President Trump for the major decline in the value of stocks. This same friend credited Barack Obama’s economic policies when the Dow Jones Industrial Averages approached 30,000. This — and…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 17, 2020 SUNDAY NIGHT’S BIDEN-SANDERS DEBATE WAS PREDICTABLE AND BORING. BIDEN SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME TALKING ABOUT THE SITUATION ROOM, BRINGING THE WORLD TOGETHER AND MENTIONING THE WORD “CRISIS” SO MANY TIME I LOST COUNT. BIDEN CAME OUT FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OF ABORTION — WHICH HE HAS LONG…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 16, 2020 CHINA IS BLAMING THE UNITED STATES FOR STARTING THE CORONAVIRUS. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? I CAN. IT’S LIKE MUSLIM CLERICS BLAMING JEWS FOR AIDS. A CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ACCUSED THE U.S. ARMY OF SENDING THE VIRUS TO WUHAN. THE SPOKESMAN TWEETED THE ACCUSATION. IRONIC, BECAUSE THE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 16, 2020 CHINA IS BLAMING THE UNITED STATES FOR STARTING THE CORONAVIRUS. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? I CAN. IT’S LIKE MUSLIM CLERICS BLAMING JEWS FOR AIDS. A CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ACCUSED THE U.S. ARMY OF SENDING THE VIRUS TO WUHAN. THE SPOKESMAN TWEETED THE ACCUSATION. IRONIC, BECAUSE THE…
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