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The government ‘shutdown’ explained The partial government “shutdown” is a pure political act. It has nothing to do with the amount of money the government takes from taxpayers, though it does have something to do with how much it irresponsibly spends. Democrats are holding the country hostage over Obama-era health insurance subsidies that don’t expire…

For release: 10/09/25 Christian counseling at the SCOTUS By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             When the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in 2015, I wondered what standard they would use should polygamists appeal for similar rights. In accepting a case from Colorado Springs about whether a Christian counselor can advise minors with gender…

For release: 10/07/25 In little we trust By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Trust: “Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.”        Polls and simple observations show that Americans are placing less trust in institutions and individuals. A Wall Street Journal story notes that the current government “shutdown”…

For release: 09/30/25 Bibi tells the truth (again) By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly was partly performance, but mostly profound.        The performance part included a QR code on his lapel which delegates were invited to zoom in with their camera phones and…

For release: 09/16/25 Charlie Kirk: Converter By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             Charlie Kirk has been called many things, including an influencer, especially of young people.             A better label might be “converter.” The power to speak truth in a way that changes a political mindset is better than influencer. Kirk possessed that power…

For release: 09/11/25 The girl on the train By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             She fled Ukraine for fear she might be killed in the war with Russia and came to America where she thought she might be safe. She was wrong.             Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting alone on a train in Charlotte,…

For release: 09/11/25 The girl on the train By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency        She fled Ukraine for fear she might be killed in the war with Russia and came to America where she thought she might be safe. She was wrong.        Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting alone on a train in Charlotte,…

For release: 09/09/25 The autopen controversy By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The autopen has been around in one form or another since Thomas Jefferson was president. According to shapell.org, “In 2005, George W. Bush was the first president to enquire with the Department of Justice if it was constitutional for the president to sign…

For release: 08/28/25 Flagging flag burners (again) By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             President Trump wants to penalize anyone who burns the American flag. After initially announcing his intent – apparently before being told the Supreme Court has already said burning the flag is protected under the free expression clause of the First Amendment…

For release: 08/26/25 Trump on crime By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency             Democrats have lost another issue. They had hoped to tie President Trump to “ungentlemanly behavior” at the late Jeffrey Epstein’s “Love Island,” but no less a character witness than Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s procurer of underage girls and young women, has told Justice…