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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…

Trump promises to protect Christians from persecution By Cal Thomas Speaking to an audience of devoted fans at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville last Friday, Donald Trump said if re-elected president he will “…create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias. … Its mission will be to investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment and…

FEBRUARY 22, 2024                                                 The New American Anti-Semitism                                                            by Cal Thomas       In the aftermath of “from the river to the sea” anti-Israel protests on many college campuses and in the streets comes a perfectly timed book by Johns Hopkins University Professor Benjamin Ginsberg titled “The New American Anti-Semitism: The Left, The Right,…

For release: 02/20/24 Willis vs. Wade vs. euphemisms By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency                     During questioning of Fulton County, Georgia prosecutor Nathan Wade about his “relationship” with District Attorney Fani Willis there was a moment that cut through all the euphemisms we have become accustomed to when it comes to human behavior.             Scott…

For release: 02/22/24 The new American antisemitism By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency                     In the aftermath of “from the river to the sea” anti-Israel protests on many college campuses and in the streets comes a perfectly timed book by Johns Hopkins University Professor Benjamin Ginsberg titled “The New American Anti-Semitism: The Left, The Right,…