Cal Thomas
Buyer’s remorse for some evangelicals By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Evangelical Christians, who once were content with staying out of earthly concerns, have grown into an influential subset of American politics. Not all who identify with this label vote in unison. They voted in large numbers in 1976 for Jimmy Carter, but reversed course…
Read MoreHow to ruin America By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency I recently had to cancel a long-planned trip to South America, either because the countries I wanted to enter are closed or required up to a two-week quarantine in a hotel. It doesn’t matter that I have been vaccinated and have repeatedly tested negative for…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 10, 2021 DURING LAST YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN – AND IN 2016 – EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS WERE TOLD BY CERTAIN ELITES NOT TO VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE OF HIS MESSY PERSONAL LIFE. A GROUP CALLING ITSELF “EVANGELICALS FOR BIDEN” INCLUDED BILLY GRAHAM’S GRANDDAUGHTER AND SOME PROMINENT CURRENT AND FORMER PASTORS. IT…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 9, 2021 RECENTLY I SPOKE TO A GROUP OF YOUNG JOURNALISM STUDENTS VIA A ZOOM CONFERENCE CALL. THE TOPIC WAS “WORLDVIEW” AND HOW IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING WE SAY AND DO. IF YOUR WORLDVIEW IS THAT WE ARE EVOLUTIONARY ACCIDENTS AND OUR NEAREST RELATIVE IS AT THE ZOO, WHICH IS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 8, 2021 JUST AS CHICKEN LITTLE’S CRY “THE SKY IS FALLING” WAS IGNORED FROM OVER-USE UNTIL IT REALLY FELL, SO IS THE WORD “CRISIS” SO OVERUSED THAT FEW ARE PAYING ATTENTION. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THE STREAM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS POURING ACROSS OUR BORDER AND BEING RELEASED INSIDE THE COUNTRY IF…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 5, 2021 I HAVE RECEIVED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MAIL FROM A RECENT COMMENTARY I WROTE ABOUT FORGETTING FRAUD CHARGES FROM THE LAST ELECTION THAT HAVE YET TO BE PROVED. I KNOW, I KNOW. THERE IS PLENTY OF SPECULATION AND QUESTIONS ABOUT DEMOCRAT CHEATING AND PERHAPS SOME OF THE CLAIMS…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 4, 2021 IN 1983, I WROTE A BOOK CALLED “BOOK BURNING” ABOUT LIBERAL CENSORSHIP. BOOKS THAT OUTSOLD OTHER BOOKS NEVER MADE IT TO BEST SELLER LISTS BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSERVATIVE OR CHRISTIAN. BOOKS WERE PULLED OFF LIBRARY SHELVES, OR NEVER ORDERED BECAUSE OF CONSERVATIVE CONTENT. 1983 WAS THE 50TH…
Read MoreWhat happened to boundaries? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Every sport has its boundaries. Rules for playing the game may occasionally change, but the boundaries remain. In baseball, a ball hit outside the foul line is out of play. In football, a catch made outside the sidelines is ruled incomplete. All games must be…
Read MoreCAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 3, 2021 FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID SUNDAY THAT JOE BIDEN COVERED-UP WHAT HE INTENDED TO DO AS PRESIDENT AND IS RULING AS A FAR-LEFT LIBERAL. BIDEN IS REVERSING NEARLY EVERY POLICY OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION – INCLUDING BORDER SECURITY, ENERGY AND THE COMING TAX INCREASES,…
Read MoreTrump reloaded By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Former president Donald Trump emerged from 38 days of self-enforced silence for a lengthy speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, that was frequently interrupted with boisterous applause and chants from an adoring, mostly white and older crowd. He was spot-on in his…
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