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January 3, 2023 A new year but nothing new by Cal Thomas People speak of a new year as turning the page, or starting out fresh, or forgetting the past. At the start of a new year, I like to look back a century ago to see what has changed and what hasn’t. In 1923,…

An old debt carries over to a new year By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.” – Herbert Hoover “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” – Benjamin Franklin Eighteen Republican senators voted for the monstrosity known as the $1.7 trillion…

Bad political theater by Cal ThomasFor Release 12/27/2022 In a theatrical performance the worst thing that can happen is to have a predictable outcome. That is precisely what occurred with the Jan. 6 Committee, which has referred former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution on four counts – “influencing or…

CAL THOMAS For release: 12/20/22 The diluting of America By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If you like cream in your coffee (if not, the analogy works with any other drink), keep pouring after you have reached what you would normally drink. If you pour the cream long enough it will replace the coffee. That…

I (used to) love New York December 15, 2022 By Cal Thomas        NEW YORK – I was a teenager when I first visited New York. The flight cost $15 on the Eastern Airlines Shuttle from Washington, D.C. You could buy your ticket from a flight attendant on board. She (and it was always a…

CAL THOMAS For release: 12/13/22 Sinema departs the Democratic Party By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Leaving aside any possible undeclared motives for leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an Independent, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has said some things that have needed to be said for a long time. In an op-ed for The Arizona…

December 8, 2022 The New York Post and Real Journalism   by Cal Thomas       When journalism was once more trusted by consumers than it is today, The New York Post might have been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting about Hunter Biden’s laptop. New Twitter owner Elon Musk might have also won awards…

CAL THOMAS On turning 80 By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures (Psalm 90:10) A TV ad for a dietary supplement features a woman who says, “Age is just a number and mine is unlisted.” Mine is not unlisted and a simple internet search…

Biden’s misplaced emphasis on one gun By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president says he would try to “get rid of assault weapons.” Speaking to reporters at his Nantucket, Massachusetts, holiday…

CAL THOMAS Thanksgiving to whom? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Merriam-Webster has announced it is adding about 500 new words to its 7th edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. I doubt most people will ever use them in conversation or in writing, but they will be beneficial when playing the board game. Meanwhile,…