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For release: 11/05/26 A wipeout for Republicans By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In 2010, President Obama described those midterm elections as a “shellacking” for Democrats, who lost 60 seats in the House. Then, as now,  the economy was the top issue. If Republicans could have had a worse night, I don’t know what it…

For release: 11/03/26 Dirty tricks: Nothing new By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The uproar over the Dan Sullivans stunt in Alaska is this year’s most famous political dirty trick. The Department of Justice announced last Friday it is conducting civil and criminal investigations that include possible conspiracy to dupe Alaska voters because of two…

For release: 10/27/26 Fill ’er up and pass the loan application By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO – If media interviews with voters are to be believed, some people – perhaps many – will cast their midterm votes based on the high price of gasoline. It’s one thing to read about high California…

For release: 10/22/26 Why is Paris and much of France burning? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Watching the riots throughout France (the BBC laughably called them “mostly peaceful” while showing cities in flames, and U.S. media disagreed on whether they are the fault of the right or the left) made me think of the…

CAL THOMAS For release: 10/20/26 The illogical 2026 elections By Cal Thomas If politics was logical, Republicans should be leading in the polls and looking  forward to maintaining, even expanding, their congressional majorities. Putting aside President Trump’s annoying personality, his vulgar language and his narcissistic behavior – as difficult as that might be for many…

For release: 10/15/26 What happened to initiative? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Two years after voters tossed Democrats from power in Washington, polls show they are ready to switch sides again. Does it make sense to welcome back a party and its ideas that were so recently rejected? The reason so many voters are…

For release: 10/13/26 The Greece speech By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Back in my college days (American University, Washington, D.C.), required reading included the works of Greek playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Long after graduation they remained on my bookshelf. It was believed for generations that these men, along with philosophers Plato, Cicero and…

For release: 10/08/26 Lessons from the death of Jim Bakker By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In the 1980s the media gave them the name “televangelists.” These were men (and a few women) who preached a “prosperity gospel,” which claimed that God would reward donors who gave money to their “ministries.” Jim Bakker, who died…

For release: 10/06/26 The tsunami of campaign ads By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency You can’t escape them unless you turn off the TV. One after another with barely enough time for commercials hawking adult diapers and a cure for toe fungus they come. They are repetitious and annoying. One candidate promises to lower gas…

For release: 10/01/26 Britain bails out possible terrorists By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump says he was “surprised” that Britain released five suspected terrorists on bail. The suspects were arrested after a farmer saw the masked men and several vans 100 yards from a British air base the U.S. has used to conduct…