Cal Thomas
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 5, 2021 IN ONE WAY I AM MYSTIFIED AS TO WHY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXTENDING ITS MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS OF PEOPLE NOT PAYING RENT ON THEIR APARTMENTS. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC IT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM AND JOB OPENINGS ARE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 4, 2021 LISTEN TO THIS FROM YESTERDAY’S NEW YORK TIMES: “A WEEK OF PUBLIC HEALTH REVERSALS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HAS LEFT AMERICANS WITH PANDEMIC WHIPLASH, SOWING CONFUSION ABOUT CORONAVIRUS VACCINES AND MASK-WEARING AS THE DELTA VARIANT UPENDS WHAT THEY KNEW ABOUT…
Read MoreCOVID panic, round 2 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency As best I recall, the sequence of statements coming from the government and “experts” since the beginning of COVID-19 has gone something like this: You don’t need to wear a mask and it’s no more serious than the flu; you do need to wear a…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 3, 2021 FORMER COLORADO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR RICHARD LAMM DIED LAST WEEK. IN 1984 HE UTTERED A SENTENCE THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. HE SAID THE ELDERLY HAVE A “DUTY TO DIE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY” FOR A YOUNGER GENERATION. THE COMMENT BROUGHT A STORM OF CRITICISM FROM…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 2, 2021 LANGUAGE IS A POWERFUL FORCE. IT CAN BE USED TO LEAD OR OBFUSCATE. IN THE CASE OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, IT IS BEING USED FOR THE LATTER. THE LATEST EXAMPLE: THE EPOCH TIMES NEWSPAPER HAS OBTAINED A MEMO FROM A TOP IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL DIRECTING IMMIGRATION JUDGES TO…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 30, 2021 IT ALWAYS HAPPENS THIS WAY. WHEN THEY HAVE A MAJORITY, DEMOCRATS PROPOSE MASSIVE NEW SPENDING, ALONG WITH TAX INCREASES AND REPUBLICANS GO ALONG. IT NEVER WORKS THE OTHER WAY. 17 SENATE REPUBLICANS JOINED ALL SENATE DEMOCRATS IN PASSING A MASSIVE $1 TRILLION SO- CALLED “INFRASTRUCTURE” BILL. BY…
Read MoreWrong predictions don’t deter the predictors By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency We have always had them among us: fortune tellers, diviners, readers of palms, tarot cards, tea leaves, stars, horoscopes, discerners of animal entrails, calling on gods of wood and stone, and all sorts of other “seers” who have attempted to convince the gullible…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 28, 2021 THE HOUSE COMMISSION INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE JANUARY 6 INVASION OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING OPENED YESTERDAY. IT IS STACKED WITH DEMOCRATS AND A MINORITY OF REPUBLICANS WHO OPPOSED DONALD TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION. THESE INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVE LYNNE CHENEY OF WYOMING AND ADAM KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS. THE DEMOCRATS WILL BE…
Read MoreKristi Noem and the GOP’s future By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency RAPID CITY, South Dakota — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem likes to present herself as a “normal everyday” person “who enjoys life.” Appearing at FreedomFest 21, a gathering of 2,700 conservatives and libertarians, Noem said, “nobody knew who I was until liberals began…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 27, 2021 ROSS DOUTHAT IS AS CLOSE AS THE NEW YORK TIMES GETS TO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED “RELIGIOUS.” IN LAST SUNDAY’S COLUMN, DOUTHAT, WHO COMES FROM A CATHOLIC BACKGROUND, WROTE SOMETHING WORTH PONDERING: SOCIAL CONSERVATISM, HE IS SAID, IS EBBING, AND “PROGRESSIVISM’S CULTURAL DIOMINANCE” IS EXPANDING.…
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