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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 28, 2023 THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS CONCLUDED THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 MOST LIKELY LEAKED FROM A CHINESE LABORATORY. THIS, ACCORDING TO A CLASSIFIED REPORT SENT RECENTLY TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND KEY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THE ASSERTION COMES MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER THE FBI REACHED A SIMILAR…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 27, 2023 THE CLICHÉ IS THAT TRYING TO REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS IS A THIRD RAIL AND ANYONE WHO TOUCHES IT IS DOOMED POLITICALLY. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE AND SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY ARE TOUCHING THAT RAIL. EVERYONE KNOWS THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE FIXED,…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 24, 2023 SENATOR TIM SCOTT, SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN, DELIVERED A SPEECH IN IOWA THAT SHOULD REVERBERATE THROUGHOUT HIS PARTY AND THE COUNTRY. DRAWING ON, BUT NOT DWELLING ON, HIS BACKGROUND AS A POOR BLACK KID, SCOTT SAID HE IS NOT SPECIAL FOR OVERCOMING OBSTACLES, BUT THAT AMERICA OFFERS OPORTUNITIES FOR…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 23, 2023 COULD SOMEONE – ANYONE – EXPLAIN WHY WE ARE SENDING MORE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND EQUIPMENT TO UKRAINE? NOT ENOUGH EQUIPMENT, IT APPEARS; NOT WHAT PRESIDENT VLODOMOR ZELENSKY SAYS HE NEEDS. IS IT TO DEFEAT RUSSIA’S INVASION? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS PULLED OUT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS For release: 02/23/23 History in black and white By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Last week’s symposium in Washington, D.C., that marked the beginning of a year-long observance commemorating the 100th anniversary year of Calvin Coolidge becoming president contained too many important reminders of what the past can teach the present to be…
Read MoreThe Coolidge presidency at 100 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON – How people understand history largely depends on who writes it and from what perspective. Calvin Coolidge, our 30th president, has received what might be called a raw deal from historians like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Henry Steele Commager, among others.…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 22, 2023 GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1732. WE USED TO OBSERVE HIS BIRTHDAY, BUT NOW HE’S BEEN INCLUDED IN WHAT WE CALL “PRESIDENT’S DAY.” THAT’S TOO BAD BECAUSE ALL PRESIDENTS ARE NOT EQUAL AND FEW COME CLOSE TO THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY. HERE ARE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 21, 2023 THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA CONTINUES. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ELIMINATING HONORS CLASSES. CAN YOU GUESS WHY? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS IT’S ALL ABOUT INCREASING EQUITY. DON’T YOU LOVE THAT MEANINGLESS BUZZWORD? A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, ELIMINATED HONORS CLASSES AND SUBSTITUTED UNIFORM…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 20, 2023 PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRAT SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN ADMITTED HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL LAST THURSDAY FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION, WHICH HE HAS SUFFERED BEFORE. REGARDLESS OF ONE’S POLITICAL BELIEFS, NO ONE SHOULD WISH HIM ANYTHING BUT A RAPID RECOVERY. FETTERMAN SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ELECTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. HIS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 17, 2023 THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. HOW? MORE GUN LAWS? NO. THE SUSPECT, WHO KILLED HIMSELF AFTER MURDERING THREE STUDENTS AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDING FIVE OTHERS, HAD BEEN EARLIER CHARGED WITH FELONY GUN VIOLATIONS, CHARGES THAT WERE REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR BY A…
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