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For release: 03/31/26 Lessons from the Vietnam War for Iran By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency We Americans are an impatient lot. If we must engage in warfare, we would prefer it be wrapped up in weeks, not months, and certainly not years like World War II, Korea and Vietnam. In those wars we had…

For release: 03/26/26 The political instant replay By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In sports, the instant replay was invented and first used by a man named Tony Verna on the Dec. 7, 1963 broadcast of the Army-Navy football game on CBS. The political “instant replay” has no single author or starting date, but its…

For release: 03/24/26 Sending in the clowns By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of economics should know that if you tax a business or individual beyond their level of tolerance they will pack up and leave the state for one with lower or no state income tax. Unfortunately, one…

For release: 03/19/26 The Second Coming of DOGE By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump has signed an executive order creating a task force to crackdown on fraud in government programs. It will be headed by Vice president JD Vance. This is the administration’s second effort to reduce government misspending and overspending following Elon…

For release: 03/17/26 Should America have a red line? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump has acted as no other president has by unleashing a war on Iran whose objective is not only preventing the ayatollahs from ever building a nuclear weapon but ideally (though unmentioned) replacing the fanatics with leaders more friendly…

Texas voters, don’t be fooled by James Talarico He’s (mis)using religion to win votes FILE – State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, greets supporters at a primary election watch party in Austin, Texas, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)more > Print Commentary By Cal Thomas – Monday, March 9, 2026 OPINION:…

For release: 03/10/26 Using religion to win votes By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Democrats have had trouble in recent years attracting conservative evangelical voters, who mostly vote for Republicans. In 2000, former Vice President Al Gore gave it a try. He failed badly when he said the first instance of pollution in the Bible…

For release: 03/03/26 Trump fulfills his promise By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If you wanted to look at it this way, President Trump is keeping his promise to end wars by taking out an Iranian regime that has made war on us and underwritten terrorism throughout the Middle East and the world since its…

For release: 02/26/26 Patriotism v. pettiness By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Most State of the Union addresses are forgettable the moment they end. Not this one. President Trump delivered a consequential speech that highlighted what he believes are some of his major accomplishments during the first year of his second term. He also demonstrated…

For release: 02/24/26 Trump: Insulter in chief By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Each time one thinks President Trump has reached the lowest level possible in insulting his enemies, he finds new depths to plunge. Following a 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which included three conservative justices he appointed, the president called the justices…