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CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 22, 2026 THE STORIED NAACP, WHICH HAS DONE MUCH TO ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF BLACK AMERICANS, HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED IN THE REDISTRICTING BATTLE. IT HAS CALLED ON BLACK ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO STAY AWAY FROM PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE SOUTH WHERE STATES HAVE ENGAGED IN REDISTRICTING. THE ORGANIZATION’S…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 21, 2026 THERE’S AN OLD FRENCH SAYING – PLUS CA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MEME CHOSE. IT MEANS THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME. I THOUGH OF THAT PHRASE FOLLOWING TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND THE ONES COMING UP NEXT TUESDAY. ONCE AGAIN, EVERY ONE OF…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 20, 2026 HAVE YOU STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT IDOLS? THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. EVEN AFTER SEEING THE MIRACLES OF GOD, THE ANCIENT ISRAELITES STILL SETUP FALSE GODS OF WOOD, STONE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT COULD NOT SEE, HEAR OR DELIVER. OUR MODERN IDOLS ARE…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 19, 2026 THERE WAS ANOTHER OF THOSE FAMILIAR PRAYER GATHERINGS ON THE WASHINGTON MALL OVER THE WEEKEND. WE’VE SEEN SO MANY OF THEM. I RECALL THE MILLION MEN WHO TURNED OUT FOR “PROMISE KEEPERS” A FEW YEARS AGO. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MARCHES BY THE LEFT AND CIVIL RIGHTS MARCHES,…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 18, 2026 WHY IS SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN, DEMOCRAT OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO OPPOSE OPEN BORDERS? THE ANSWER IS QUITE SIMPLE. HAVING LOST ON THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, DEMOCRATS HAVE ONLY ONE OPTION LEFT IF THEY WISH TO RETURN TO MAJORITIES IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE. AND…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 15, 2026 WE’VE HEARD IT FOR YEARS – WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE. UNTIL NOW, NO ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT ISN’T THEIR MONEY THAT IS BEING WASTED. ON WEDNESDAY, VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE AND DR. EMET OZ ANNOUNCED A SWEEPING INVESTIGATION INTO FRAUD WITHIN THE FEDERAL HEALTH CARE…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 13, 2026 HERE’S A STORY THAT SHOULD SURPRISE NO ONE. REPUBLICAN SENATORS HAVE RELEASED RECORDS THEY SAY PROVE THE BIDEN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAD A “DOUBLE STANDARD” IN ITS HANDLING OF ALLEGATIONS OF TAX EVASION AND POTENTIAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVOLVING HUNTER BIDEN. THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED RECORDS THAT SENATORS CHARLES GRASSLEY…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 12, 2026 TRADITIONALLY, STATES RE-DRAW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AFTER THE CENSUS, WHICH IS EVERY TEN YEARS. THIS YEAR LEGISLATURES ARE ON A TEAR TO DRAW DISTRICTS FAVORABLE TO THEIR PARTY. TEXAS STARTED IT WITH PRESSURE FROM DONALD TRUMP. DEMOCRATS QUICKLY FOLLOWED. THE EFFORT IN VIRGINIA THAT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED ALL BUT ONE…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 11, 2025 SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN OF PENNSTLVANIA IS A ONE-OF-A KIND-DEMOCRAT. AND THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM. LAST FRIDAY, FETTERMAN WROTE AN OP-ED FOR THE WASHINGTON POST, BEMOANING THE LOSS OF BIPARTISANSHIP AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS. HE WROTE: “IT WASN’T LONG AGO WHEN DEMOCRATS WANTED A SECURE BORDER. I VOTED…
CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 8, 2026 CNN FOUNDER TED TURNER HAS DIED. I FIRST MET HIM IN THE LATE 70S AT A JOURNALISM GATHERING IN WASHINGTON. HE TOLD ME HE WAS PLANNING TO START A CABLE NEWS NETWORK. I SAID I DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CABLE BUT IF HE WAS BEHIND IT, I WAS…