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For release: 05/28/26 Fraudsters run amok By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency At first, it didn’t sound right. Someone must have miscalculated. How could there be so much fraud that has robbed taxpayers of billions of dollars without anyone seeming to notice? Worse, it appears they didn’t seem to care. Vice President JD Vance convened…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 26, 2026 OVER THE WEEKEND THERE WAS A RUSH OF OPTIMISM THAT THE WAR WITH IRAN MIGHT BE OVER. UNTIL IT WASN’T. PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED ON TRUTH SOCIAL THAT A DEAL WAS IMMINENT, UNTIL IT WASN’T. IRAN KNOWS THERE IS PRESSURE ON THE U.S. TO BAILOUT BECAUSE OF…
For release: 05/26/26 Hey, America: Stop complaining By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Whatever the outcome of the “deal, or no deal” scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing. Despite President Trump’s constant admonition that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon, a majority of those polled now oppose the…
For release: 05/19/26 A lesson in economics for AOC By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow especially Americans to prosper while becoming more self-reliant and less dependent on government. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), aka…
For release: 05/19/26 A lesson in economics for AOC By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow especially Americans to prosper while becoming more self-reliant and less dependent on government. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), aka…
For release: 05/12/26 When the Pope isn’t right By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It must be the highlight for any Roman Catholic to meet the head of his church. So it must have been last week for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a practicing Catholic. Rubio was on more than a spiritual journey. His…
For release: 05/07/26 What a credible poll might look like By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The headline in The Washington Post said: “Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds.” The sub headline read: “Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.” We’ve seen similar…
For release: 05/05/26 Who is monitoring the debt? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song “Sixteen Tons”: “Another day older and deeper in debt.” I thought of that song as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asked Congress to approve a $1.5…
For release: 04/30/26 Do we know our enemy? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump canceled a delegation of U.S. negotiators about to head to Islamabad for continued negotiations with Iran because it appeared no one from the Iranian regime planned to show up. It’s past time to consider whether the American side truly…
For release: 04/30/26 Do we know our enemy? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump canceled a delegation of U.S. negotiators about to head to Islamabad for continued negotiations with Iran because it appeared no one from the Iranian regime planned to show up. It’s past time to consider whether the American side truly…