Cal Thomas
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 GREETINGS FROM ALASKA, ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES. I’M HERE INTERVIEWING THE STATE’S REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR, MIKE DUNLEAVY. HE ACTED MORE QUICKLY AGAINST THE VIRUS THAN JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER PUBILC OFFICIAL WHEN HE SAYS THE STATE DEPARTMENT TOLD HIM LAST JANUARY OF AN AIRLIFT COMING TO ALASKA…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SCHEDULED AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON HIS PICK FOR THE SUPREME COURT FOR SATURDAY. THE LEADING CANDIDATE APPEARS TO BE APPEALS COURT JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT. PUBLICATIONS LIKE NEWSWEEK AND REUTERS ARE BEING USED TO ATTACK HER CATHOLIC FAITH AND ATTENDANCE AT A BIBLE STUDY. …
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 THE DEATH OF SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTITUTIONALISTS WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FIFTY YEARS. GINSBURG IS BEING PRAISED BY THE LEFT, BECAUSE SHE, LIKE OTHER LIBERAL JUSTICES, TREATED THE CONSTITUTION AS SOMETHING TO BE MOULDED INTO THEIR VIEW OF…
Read MoreThe conservative moment By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives conservatives and Republicans what they claim to have wanted since judicial activism became the norm in the 1960s. From outlawing prayer and Bible reading in public schools, to the infamous Roe vs Wade decision, which legalized…
Read MoreWoodward rides again By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency On hearing that President Trump sat for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward of The Washington Post my first reaction was “what the…” Why Woodward? There can only be two reasons. The first must have been that the president thought he could persuade the man to like…
Read MoreWhy so much anger? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency There was a time in America, unknown or not experienced by people under the age of 50, when politics was a contact sport played with mostly accepted rules and the equivalent of “sportsmanship.” Losers would graciously concede and wish the victor well, in most cases…
Read MoreAlaska’s governor on the virus and the election By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency ANCHORAGE — From the moment Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, was made aware of the threat of COVID-19, he acted faster than most other states and the federal government. In an interview, I asked him why he moved so quickly when…
Read MoreWhy so much anger? by Cal Thomas There was a time in America, unknown or not experienced by people under the age of 50, when politics was a contact sport played with mostly accepted rules and the equivalent of “sportsmanship.” Losers would graciously concede and wish the victor well, in most cases vowing to work…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 THE PEACE DEAL SIGNED THIS WEEK AT THE WHITE HOUSE BETWEEN ISRAEL, BAHRAIN AND THE UAE IS HISTORIC. THE MEDIA PREDICTABLY TREATED IT AS SOMETHING LESS THAN A BIG DEAL. A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL SAID IT WAS “GOOD, BUT NOT THAT GOOD. ANY STEP TOWARD REDUCING…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 ARE YOU BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMING ELECTION A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX WEEKS AWAY? THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES AND THE TWO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES COULD NOT BE MORE STARK. ONE WOULD TAX YOUR INCOME AT EVER-HIGHER RATES AND SPEND US INTO GREATER…
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