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John Lewis funeral was a political event By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Traditionally, funerals are supposed to serve at least three purposes: honor the life of the deceased, comfort those who mourn his passing and preach a message about eternity and the brevity of life. Tradition was discarded during John Lewis’ funeral last week…

By any other name By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Politicians and various social justice groups have long used labels that have nothing to do with the real intent of legislation, or an organization, to dupe the public. But, to paraphrase Shakespeare, a rose by any other name is still a rose. Numerous “civil rights”…

CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 27, 2020          TWO MEN WHO ARE BROTHERS AND THEIR GIRLFRIENDS WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK AND CHARGED WITH ORCHESTRATING THE MURDER OF THREE FRIENDS ON A FISHING TRIP IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WAS OUT ON BOND. DEPUTIES SAID HE HAS 230 FELONY CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND 15 CONVICTIONS…

They’re coming for our guns (really) By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency For years conservative groups and especially the National Rifle Association have been warning that the government would find a way to confiscate the guns of law-abiding Americans. Many dismissed what they regarded as a scare tactic designed to raise money. What is happening…

Roger Stone’s ‘cornerstone’ By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his longtime friend and political adviser Roger Stone just days before Stone was to begin a 40-month prison sentence – he and the president say he was falsely accused — reminded me of another man who was…

Who’s ‘divisive’? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency          As near as I can tell it began in 1995, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captured a Senate majority.          By “it” I mean the accusation that Republicans and especially conservatives (not always the…

Will lightning strike twice? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency A myth says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. President Donald Trump appears to believe it can when it comes to replicating his narrow victory in 2016.          What is not a myth is that you can’t reproduce experiences, such as a sports…

Unpredictable John Roberts By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In providing the crucial fifth vote to strike down a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals, Chief Justice John Roberts has re-enforced a longstanding theme: there is no guarantee a judge nominated by a Republican president will decide cases…

DC is already a ‘state’ By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In the latest of many cynical and highly political moves, the House of Representatives last week passed a measure that would transform the District of Columbia and make it the 51st state. “DC,” as it is often abbreviated by locals, is already a “state.”…

Toxic in Tulsa By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s speech Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a toxic stream of consciousness that ignored a great opportunity to speak words of healing and unity to a divided nation. His remarks, which lasted nearly two hours, were full of self-justifications and salted with crude language.…