Cal Thomas
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 6, 2021 WE JUST OBSERVED THE 245TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF OUR WONDERFUL COUNTRY. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL WE LAST AND WILL OUR DESCENDANTS CELEBRATE OR MOURN ON FUTURE OCCASIONS? IT ALL DEPENDS ON US. RONALD REAGAN USED TO SAY WE ARE JUST ONE GENERATION AWAY FROM…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 5, 2021 THE SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK HANDED DOWN TWO RULINGS ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS THAT HAS POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOW WE CONDUCT LEGITIMATE ELECTIONS AND BUILD CONFIDENCE THE OUTCOMES ARE NOT TAINTED. THE COURT UPHELD TWO ARIZONA VOTING RULES THAT, AS A WALL STREET JOURNAL EDITORIAL PUT IT, “SHOT DOWN…
Read MoreDemocrats blame Republicans for defunding police By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Most of us recall as children getting into a dispute with another kid and then blaming him for starting a fight. When Mom approached you said, “he hit me first.” The other kid denies it and accuses you of hitting him first. As…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 2, 2021 BECAUSE JULY 4 FALLS ON A SUNDAY THIS YEAR I AM COMMENTING TODAY ON THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF OUR FREEDOM. FREEDOM IS FRAGILE. AS WE’VE SEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, FREEDOM CAN BE QUICKLY TAKEN AWAY. IT HAS AMAZED ME HOW MANY AMERICANS BEHAVED LIKE SHEEP, FOLLOWING WHATEVER…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 1, 2021 THE PANDEMIC, WHICH IS EASING – ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED – HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON SOME ESPECIALLY SMALLER CHURCHES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO SITTING AT HOME, WATCHING LIVE STREAMS OF THEIR SERVICE. SOME SMALLER CHURCHES ARE CLOSING FOR LACK OF PEOPLE AND A…
Read MoreLying with a straight face By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency All politicians tell lies, but the Biden-Harris administration is taking lies to a new level. They now want us to disbelieve what we can see. To paraphrase a quote attributed to the 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, there are lies, damn lies … and then…
Read MoreHuman nature and government checks By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Books and articles — scientific as well as theological — have been written on human nature. Still, most people don’t understand it, or refuse to learn from it, or worse, play to its dark side. Some politicians play to the dark side of human…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 30, 2021 FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S VISIT TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY WILL REMIND US WHAT FAILURE LOOKS LIKE. WHEN VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS VISITED EL PASO A FEW DAYS AGO IT CLEARLY WAS AN EFFORT TO PRE-EMPT TRUMP’S VISIT. BUT EL PASO IS NOT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. THE RIO GRANDE…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 29, 2021 THE COLLAPSE OF A CONDOMINIUM BUILDING NEAR SOUTH BEACH, ONE OF THE RICHEST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA, SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. NINE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED DEAD WITH 150 STILL MISSING. RECORDS SHOW AN ENGINEER WARNED IN 2018 OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE BUILDING, WHICH MOSTLY…
Read MoreLying with a straight face By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency All politicians tell lies, but the Biden-Harris administration is taking lies to a new level. They now want us to disbelieve what we can see. To paraphrase a quote attributed to the 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, there are lies, damn lies ……
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