Month: November 2020
Worship the state, or else By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In totalitarian societies, governments suppress the church and religious worship. That’s because dictators believe citizens should worship them as the highest authority and not a Higher Authority, which they view as a threat to their power and position. In the United States, the threat…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 1, 2020 HERE ARE SOME OF MY INITIAL COMMENTS ON JOE BIDEN’S EARLY MOVES BEFORE TAKING OFFICE NEXT MONTH. OVER THE WEEKEND BIDEN FRACTURED HIS FOOT WHILE PLAYING WITH A DOG. GIVEN HIS CLEAR DIMINISHED CAPACITY THAT’S NOT A GOOD SIGN. WE’RE A LONG WAY FROM THE KENNEDY’S TOUCH…
Read MoreA most unusual Thanksgiving I have loved song lyrics since briefly flirting in my teens and early 20s with a career in musical comedy, settling instead for journalism after a sobering assessment of my talents. Lyricists, from Jerome Kern, to Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Frederick Loewe, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerry…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 30, 2020 THE HEADLINE OF THE YEAR HAS TO BE FROM LAST WEEK’S WALL STREET JOURNAL. IT READ, “AFTER OREGON EASES DRUG LAWS, A RACE TO TREAT ADDICTS.” TALK ABOUT STATING THE OBVIOUS! WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LAW? ISN’T IT TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DOING WHAT IS NOT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 27, 2020 IN A 5-4 RULING JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THE SUPREME COURT BLOCKED NEW YORK FROM IMPOSING STRICT LIMITS ON ATTENDANCE AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES. NEW JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT CAST THE DECIDING VOTE. CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS SIDED WITH THREE LIBERAL JUDGES IN DISSENT. NOT SURPRISING. THE OPINION ALLOWS FOR…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS For release: 11/26/20 (NOTICE: For retransmission or other content delivery inquiries, please contact TCA Customer Service, 1-800-346-8798, [email protected].) A most unusual Thanksgiving By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency I have loved song lyrics since briefly flirting in my teens and early 20s with a career in musical comedy, settling instead for journalism after…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 25, 2020 IF YOU STILL HAVE A JOB, MONEY IN THE BANK, DON’T KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS THE VIRUS, OR HAS DIED AND YOU DON’T HAVE IT, YOU HAVE MUCH FOR WHICH TO BE THANKFUL. BUT WHAT IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DON’T APPLY TO YOU, CAN YOU…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 25, 2020 JOE BIDEN HAS BEGUN TO MAKE KNOWN HIS CABINET CHOICES. MOST ARE ESTABLISHMENT TYPES, OR RE-TREADS FROM THE OBAMA OR CLINTON ADMINISTRATIONS. THE MOST TROUBLING IS FORMER SENATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN KERRY. BIDEN HAS NAMED HIM A CLIMATE CZAR WHO WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE…
Read MoreThe unraveling of Trump’s case By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The Trump legal team’s move over the weekend to distance itself from attorney Sidney Powell as it seeks to overturn the November 3 election results is a major blow to the president’s attempt to win a second term. Powell, whose 2014 book, “Licensed to…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 24, 2020 NO MATTER HOW THE OUTCOME OF CHALLENGES BY THE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN THE SENATE TO CHECK THE FAR-LEFT AGENDA. THAT MEANS REPUBLICANS MUST WIN THE TWO SENATE RUNOFF RACES IN GEORGIA SET FOR JANUARY 5TH. TYPICALLY GEORGIA…
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