Posts by Cal Thomas
“Palms”
The dog, the fracture and the ‘palmists’ By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Whenever president-elect Joe Biden makes a rare public appearance and is out of the immediate control of his team it increases my suspicions that he is not physically, and above all mentally, up to the job he is about to take over.…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to Me!
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 2, 2020 TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY. I’M NOT TELLING YOU HOW OLD I AM, BUT I AM THINKING OF APPLYING RONALD REAGAN’S LINE ABOUT THIS BEING THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY 39TH BIRTHDAY! THE SECOND BIRTH IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST, THOUGH OF COURSE YOU CAN’T BE BORN AGAIN UNTIL YOU ARE BORN…
Read MoreOH WORSHIP THE STATE
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 MoreObama Re-Treads
CAL 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
A 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 MoreWhy Have Laws?
CAL 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 MoreA Victory for Religious Freedom
CAL 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 MoreThanksgiving 2020
CAL THOMAS For release: 11/26/20 (NOTICE: For retransmission or other content delivery inquiries, please contact TCA Customer Service, 1-800-346-8798, tcacustomerservice@tronc.com.) 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 MoreThankfulness
CAL 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 MoreBIDEN PICKS KERRY AS CLIMATE CZAR
CAL 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…
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