Posts by Cal Thomas
The Atheist National Holiday
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 1, 2020 I CALL TODAY “THE ATHIEST’S NATIONAL HOLIDAY” BECAUSE “THE FOOL HAS SAID IN HIS HEART THERE IS NO GOD.” SOME HISTORIANS BELIEVE THE ORIGIN OF APRIL FOOL’S DAY DATES BACK TO 1582, WHEN FRANCE SWITCHED FROM THE JULIAN CALENDAR TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, AS CALLED FOR BY…
Read MoreDebt Upon Debt
The dark hole of debt By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It is not cognitive dissonance — the impossibility of holding two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously — to favor the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump while at the same time worrying about what the increasingnational debt (nearing $24 trillion…
Read MoreTHE GREATER POWER
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 27, 2020 THE $2.2 TRILLION AID PACKAGE PASSED THE SENATE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE WHERE YOU CAN COUNT ON SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI AND OTHER DEMOCRATS AND PROBABLY SOME REPUBLICANS TO LOAD IT UP WITH EVEN MORE SPENDING. THE SENATE BILL WOULD SEND…
Read MorePolls Show Trump Support Remains High
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 26, 2020 THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO MORE CRITICAL AND BIASED PRESS THAN ANY PRESIDENT SINCE RICHARD NIXON. AND A GOOD CASE COULD BE MADE THAT IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CASE IT IS MUCH WORSE. THAT HAS NOT BEEN REFLECTED IN POLLS, HOWEVER. MUCH…
Read MoreCALLING DAN QUAYLE
Whatever became of Dan Quayle? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency He was the 44th vice president of the United States in the George H.W. Bush administration, but for the last 20 years, Dan Quayle has stayed mostly away from the unfriendly glare of political life. I called him to get his thoughts on the…
Read MoreChina and the Virus
A lesson from coronavirus By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If anything good can come from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the revelation of America’s overreliance on China, especially when it comes to drugs. Interviewed by NBC News, retired Brigadier General John Adams said, “Basically, we’ve outsourced our entire industry to China. That is a…
Read MoreA WITNESSING OPPORTUNITY
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 25, 2020 THE CORONAVIRUS NOW SWEEPING THE WORLD REMINDS ME OF BIBLICAL PLAGUES OF OLD. I AM NOT A THEOLOGIAN AND SO CANNOT SAY IF THIS PLAGUE WAS SENT BY GOD TO PUNISH US FOR OUR PRESUMPTUOUS SINS, OR IF IT IS SIMPLY A CONSEQUENCE OF LIVING IN A FALLEN…
Read MoreRECESSION OR REVIVAL?
CAL 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 MoreTHROWING MONEY AT THE PROBLEM
CAL 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 MoreVirus Presents An Opportunity
The 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…
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