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For release: 01/29/26 The language we use By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work. One example: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1).…

For release: 01/27/26 The wrong narrative By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If you follow what presents itself as “reporting” these days you have likely heard about a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis who, according to DHS and ICE officials, was used as “bait” to get his father, who had abandoned him, to return so he…

For release: 01/22/26 A Republican who wants to raise taxes By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Congress is debating major funding bills that would avoid another of those phony government “shutdowns” now scheduled for January 30. One sticking point is that Democrats want to either defund ICE, or greatly reduce its budget even though it…

For release: 01/20/26 A bad bet By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It wasn’t that long ago when sports betting was illegal. Then suddenly it was as though profit, rather than controlling this vice, became paramount. It was inevitable, given human nature, that bad things would follow legalization. Last week, The Wall Street Journal carried…

For release: 01/08/26 Waste, fraud and abuse (repeat) By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Governor Tim Walz, Minnesota Democrat, who might have become vice president had Kamala Harris won the November election, has announced he will not be seeking a third term. The alleged fraud involving day care centers and allegations that federal aid went…

For release: 01/06/26 Maduro’s downfall By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             Venezuelans are celebrating in the streets of Caracas and around the world after U.S. forces staged a flawless removal of brutal dictator and narco-trafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Not celebrating are most congressional Democrats, a few Republicans and the new mayor of…

. For release: 01/01/26 An old and a new year By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “What’s past is prologue” wrote William Shakespeare in “The Tempest,” a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a blip on history’s ledger compared to many…

For release: 01/01/26 An old and a new year By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “What’s past is prologue” wrote William Shakespeare in “The Tempest,” a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, a blip on history’s ledger compared to many…

For release: 12/30/25 Wrong predictions? Never mind By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency End of the year predictions about the future have been around at least since the days of Nostradamus, but what about past predictions? There were plenty of predictions that electing Donald Trump the first time and then re-electing him, would cause economic…

For release: 12/25/25 Christmas, then and now By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Perhaps some of the worst people to explain the real meaning of Christmas are those who claim to believe in its central message, but have trouble communicating it. Like the secularists, they try to define it on their own terms rather than…