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For release: 07/09/26 Graham Platner is not Democrats’ only problem By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The troubles Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing (he may have withdrawn by the time you read this) are only a small part of his party’s larger problem. A week before the deadline to withdraw from the…
For release: 07/07/26 Mamdani’s twisted view of America By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a Fourth of July message that sounded like America is on its death bed. Immigrant citizens standing on each side of him as he sat at a desk used by George Washington, were even…
1776 vs. 2026 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Two hundred and 50 years ago, self-evident truths meant something. Today, for some, things appear far less self-evident and truth has become subjective. Freedom from tyranny was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Today, freedom has been transformed into license, the right to do whatever…
For release: 06/30/26 Democrats Then and Now By Cal Thomas Following last week’s primary elections in which the rise of Democrat-Socialist candidates alarmed many longtime Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) read a list of things he said those far-left candidates stand for. To conservatives, and Independents, the list sounded like a grand jury…
For release: 06/25/26 The anti-socialists strike back By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Those of a certain age – meaning roughly 65 or older – will recall the “Bicentennial Minute.” These were one-minute homages to the mostly good history of America that ran on CBS 1974 through 1976 to mark America’s 200th anniversary. Politicians, celebrities…
For release: 06/23/26 And now a word from the other side By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump and Vice President Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the “Memo of Understanding” (MOU) with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That’s not what Iran believes.…
For release: 06/18/26 A deal with the Devil By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s interim peace deal with Iran, which has partially opened the Strait of Hormuz and sent oil prices tumbling (but not yet gas prices), may be good for the short term – meaning the November elections – but long term…
For release: 06/18/26 A deal with the Devil By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s interim peace deal with Iran, which has partially opened the Strait of Hormuz and sent oil prices tumbling (but not yet gas prices), may be good for the short term – meaning the November elections – but long term…
For release: 06/16/26 Is removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center a metaphor? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In what could be a metaphor for things to come, workers removed President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in Washington. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the rebranding of the Kennedy Center as the “Trump…
For release: 06/11/26 The ‘60 Minutes’ controversy By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The late broadcast journalist David Brinkley once observed: “Objectivity is impossible to normal human behavior. Rather, we should strive for fairness.” Fairness is at the heart of the ongoing shakeup at CBS News and especially at the legendary “60 Minutes”. Since…