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For release: 04/02/24 One more try at reducing the debt By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” – Polonius to his son Laertes in “Hamlet” It may be too late given the number of Americans who have willingly allowed themselves to become dependent on government more than themselves, but…
For release: 03/28/24 Checking the Black Box By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., professor and director of the Hutchins Center for…
CAL THOMAS For release: 03/26/24 Moscow massacre: Could it happen here? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded the number of dead is likely to rise. The Islamic state released a statement claiming “credit” for…
For release: 03/19/24 The smell of mendacity By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death.”…
For release: 03/19/24 The smell of mendacity By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death.”…
For release: 03/14/24 Red lines or victory? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas’ last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: “Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan.” The sub headline reveals its strategy: “Group’s leader in Gaza counts on holy month to pressure Israel to…
For release: 03/12/24 President and Congress need an intervention By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an intervention. Congress and President Biden need an intervention as their addiction to spending exceeds anything seen in…
For release: 03/07/24 The state of the disunion By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency If advance reports are correct, President Biden’s State of the Union address will sound more like a political stump speech than an honest assessment of where the country stands. The man who promised to be a uniter, will likely deliver one…
CAL THOMAS Politicians excel at lying By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Politicians aren’t good at much, but they do excel at one thing – lying. They lie about the border. Both parties refuse to acknowledge the danger of a growing and unsustainable debt (CNBC reports it’s increasing by $1 trillion about every 100 days). Consider.…
For release: 02/29/24 Dock their pay By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency When the government shuts down the people responsible continue to receive their pay because they are considered “essential.” These include the president and members of Congress. It reminds me of when it snows in Washington (as opposed to the snow jobs we…