CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 27, 2025
WHILE THERE MAY BE SOME CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN OUR MAJOR CITIES, THE END MAY JUSTIFY THE MEANS SHORT-TERM. STILL, THIS CAN ONLY BE A STOPGAP MEASURE, BECAUSE IT DOESN’T ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT LEADS TO CRIME AND MAKES SO MANY OF OUR DEMOCRAT-RUN CITIES UNSAFE.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY UNDERLYING ISSUE? THE UNITED STATES HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF CHILDREN IN SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS OF ANY NATION IN THE WORLD? THERE ARE OVER 18 MILLION FATHERLESS CHILDREN IN THE US. FATHERS ARE ABSENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF SINGLE-PARENT HOMES. FATHERLESS FAMILIES ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY THAN THAT FOR MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES. FATHERLESS CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO ABUSE DRUGS AND SHOW SIGNS OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR.
INCULCATING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH WHAT WE USED TO CALL “THE FEAR OF GOD” IS BETTER THAN HAVING THEM FEAR TROOPS. IT MIGHT ALSO HELP REDUCE CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.
LIBERALS OPPOSE WHAT USED TO BE CALLED TRADITIONAL VALUES, ALONG WITH SCHOOL CHOICE, WHICH WOULD GIVE ESPECIALLY MINORITY CHILDREN IN FAILING INNER CITY SCHOOLS THE CHANCE FOR A REAL EDUCATION AND A BETTER LIFE. ULTIMATELY, AS BARBARA BUSH ONCE SAID, IT MATTERS LESS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND MORE WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR HOUSE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
