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The ‘hypocrisy’ label has lost its power By Cal Thomas There was a time in bygone America when calling someone a “hypocrite” or claiming they were guilty of hypocrisy was equivalent to branding them with a scarlet letter or the mark of Cain. Today, in an era of opinion polls, trendsetting, and ever-shifting political winds,…

For release: 09/12/23 What to do about the crime wave By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.” (XunZi – ancient Chinese philosopher) Walking along a street in Madrid in the 1970s after…

For release: 09/05/23 Getting the Saudi-Israel formula wrong By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If one is mixing chemicals, getting the formula wrong can produce disastrous results. It is the same with international diplomacy. For decades the left was wrong about the Soviet Union and China, believing that what the U.S. did or did not…

For release: 2023-09-05 Tribune Content Agency Cal Thomas It’s been a good summer for climate activists who are pushing the false narrative of “climate change.” We had the Canadian wildfires with smoke drifting into other parts of North America. Then there were hotter than usual temperatures in many parts of the country (it’s summertime and…

For release: 09/05/23 Getting the Saudi-Israel formula wrong By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If one is mixing chemicals, getting the formula wrong can produce disastrous results. It is the same with international diplomacy. For decades the left was wrong about the Soviet Union and China, believing that what the U.S. did or did not…

For release: 08/31/23 Motives behind illegal immigration By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It can be difficult to establish the motives of government leaders, unless they are told to us outright, or unless a pattern of behavior allows us to draw conclusions consistent with that behavior. The wave of migrants illegally crossing America’s southern border…

CAL THOMAS Force-feeding ideology By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It was just a matter of time before choice became mandatory. Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Montgomery County, Maryland, to be able to remove their children from classrooms when books containing LGBTQ…

CAL THOMAS For release: 08/22/23 Questions I would ask the GOP candidates By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate in Milwaukee for the Republican candidates for the presidency will be more a Q&A session than a classic debate, but that’s OK. Viewers will have a chance to take the measure of…

FOR RELEASE 8/24/2023 Nails on a chalkboard By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks. The president visited Maui this week (which he mistakenly referred to as “the Big Island”) and did little to…

For release: 08/17/23 Back to what type of school? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left out. It also offers an annual opportunity for parents to ask if their kids are…