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Humpty Dumpty and the recession By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In Washington things are rarely what they seem. It’s why Congress labels bills with names they think will be more palatable to the public rather than a name that would accurately reflect the content of the legislation. Notice how many times over the years…

To ID, or not to ID? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency During recent election seasons there has been a debate over whether a voter must present an identification card to cast a ballot and if so, what type? Congressional Democrats are considering legislation that would provide secure identification cards, not to U.S. citizens for…

Joe’s dubious oil slick By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency “Don’t they know it’s the end of the world…” (Skeeter Davis, 1962) President Biden has repeated a story he has told before, but repetition does not necessarily make it true. Speaking last week in Somerset, Massachusetts, where a coal-fired power plant once stood, Biden again…

Jill to Joe: It’s over By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency When your wife suggests you have failed at your job, it’s probably time to retire, or see if there is an opening as a Wal-Mart greeter. That appears to be what first lady Jill Biden suggested during a speech to a Democratic fundraiser in…

Extreme cases and bad law By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, pro-choice activists and their media allies have been on a campaign to influence public opinion that the decision was a mistake. They apparently believed they had discovered an ideal case when the Indianapolis…

Biden’s poorly timed visit to the Middle East By Cal Thomas In 1988, five years after calling the Soviet Union an “evil empire,” President Ronald Reagan visited Moscow where he addressed an audience of students from Moscow State University. At the heart of his speech, Reagan promoted the virtues and success of liberty and his…

Biden whiplashes border patrol By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Only in America, it seems, can border patrol agents be cleared of breaking any laws but still be punished, while those entering the country illegally mostly escape punishment. President Biden, then-press secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, all rushed to judgment…

The age of wokeness By Cal Thomas For Release July 5, 2022 “And I’m proud to be an American…” (Lee Greenwood) A Gallup poll has found only 38 percent of us are “strongly proud” to be Americans, the lowest on record. Another 22 percent say they are “moderately proud.” Some pro-choice liberals have called for…

Cal Thomas: The age of wokeness “And I’m proud to be an American…” (Lee Greenwood) A Gallup poll has found only 38 percent of us are “strongly proud” to be Americans, the lowest on record. Another 22 percent say they are “moderately proud.” Some pro-choice liberals have called for boycotts of future Independence Days. What…

It’s not easy being green By Cal Thomas – – Monday, July 4, 2022 With apologies to Kermit the Frog, it’s not easy being green. The Supreme Court last week diminished the power of unelected bureaucrats to effectively make law. A 6-3 majority ruled the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the power to set standards on…