Cal Thomas
The Matrix at 20 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the sci-fi movie classic “The Matrix,” which depicts powerful machines attempting to subdue the human race. Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes it’s the other way around. On occasion, art can be prophetic. “The Matrix” is such a…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 7, 2018 PRESIDENTS ARE NOT KNOWN FOR TAKING ADVICE FROM COLUMNISTS AND COMMENTATORS. PRESIDENT TRUMP APPEARS UNWILLING TO TAKE ADVICE FROM JUST ABOUT EVERYONE, BUT HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS ANYWAY. INSTEAD OF ONGOING CRITICISM OF JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, HOW ABOUT SOMETHING POSITIVE? INSTEAD OF ATTACKING BASKETBALL STAR LEBRON JAMES LAST WEEK,…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 6, 2018 WE’RE SEEING ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF THE TYPE WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS THEY ARE BEING OBSCURED BY THE PRESIDENT’S RANTS ON TWITTER. WALL STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST KIMBERLEY STRASSELL HAS LISTED JUST A FEW: THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECIDED TO ELIMINATE THE CAR EMISSIONS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 2, 2018 THE FORMER MANAGER OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN, PAUL MANAFORT, WENT ON TRIAL TUESDAY IN A FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. ALEXANDRIA IS A VERY LIBERAL AREA AND I AM SUSPICIOUS OF JURORS WHO CLAIMED THEY COULD BE UNBIASED WHEN IT COMES TO THE CHARGES OF FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING AND…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 3, 2018 I AM AS BIG A SUPPORTER OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AS JUST ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT THE IDEA THAT A 3-D PRINTER CAN MAKE A GUN AT HOME FOR ANYONE TO USE FOR ANY PURPOSE IS WRONG AND SHOULD BE BANNED. THERE WOULD BE NO BACKGROUND CHECKS, NO AGE…
Read MoreTrump and Sulzberger on media bias By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Every president since George Washingtonhas suffered from a critical press. John F. Kennedy canceledall White House subscriptions to the New York Herald Tribune because of coverage he regarded as unfavorable. President Obama, who was almost universally adored by mainstream media, sometimes complained he wasn’t getting…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 1, 2018 THERE WAS A SOBERING STORY IN YESTERDAY’S WASHINGTON POST. IT WAS ABOUT A CHICKEN PLANT IN FEDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA WHERE ALL BUT ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE SPANISH AND SPOKE NO ENGLISH. THE ONE EMPLOYEE, WHO IS WHITE AND FEMALE, SPOKE NO SPANISH. IT WAS ABOUT WHITES BECOMING A MINORITY…
Read MoreWhat’s not to like about Trump policies? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Like a baseball team that is way behind going into the fifth inning, Democrats (and socialists) are hoping for the political equivalent of a rainout, so that the game President Trump is winning will be canceled, allowing them time to regroup. The…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 31, 2018 YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIER STATUES FROM PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY. NOW LIBERALS IN TEXAS WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF STATE CAPITAL. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, THEY SAY, USED SLAVES FROM MEXICO TO BUILD THE STATE’S ACONOMY. AUSTIN CALLED SLAVERY “THE CURSE OF CURSES” IN 1831,…
Read MoreWhat’s not to like about Trump policies? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Like a baseball team that is way behind going into the fifth inning, Democrats (and socialists) are hoping for the political equivalent of a rainout, so that the game President Trump is winning will be canceled, allowing them time to regroup. The…
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