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How do Trump critics respond to success? By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s critics, who include many establishment Republicans, are finding themselves left with few issues given the president’s recent string of successes. How difficult it must have been for The New York Times, perhaps the most vehement media critic of the president (The…

Only fools believe North Korea By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency To what shall North Korea’s latest pronouncement to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for certain “security” guarantees be compared? Choose from one of the following familiar promises: Of course I’ll respect you in the morning; I promise to pay you back; I’m…

Who’s More Biased? By Cal Thomas – – Wednesday, February 21, 2018 The indictment of 13 Russians and three companies for allegedly creating a “sophisticated network designed to subvert the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign” is only half the story. While the Justice Departmenttargeted foreign influence, others could have easily said something about the role U.S.…

Boldly going like no president before By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Of all the promises candidate Donald Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign, none will be more difficult to fulfill than cutting the size and cost of the federal government. That’s because Congress, which must decide whether to keep a federal agency, has…

Deterrence can work By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency MIAMI — The list of failures in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are becoming legion. If any or all of those failures had been addressed, 17 students and teachers might be alive today. In addition to the…

The Billy Graham I knew By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency In my long career in journalism, I have met many famous people, but none of them impressed me as much as William Franklin “Billy” Graham. The reason had less to do with his fame and movie star looks; it was his humility that was…

Russia not the only actors in the 2016 election By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency The indictment of 13 Russians and three companies for allegedly creating a “sophisticated network designed to subvert the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign” is only half the story. While the Justice Department targeted foreign influence, others could have easily…

Prison reform: The time is now By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency It didn’t seem to fit in President Trump’s State of the Union address, perhaps something tossed in at the last minute, like a garnish. But there it was: “As America regains its strength, opportunity must be extended to all citizens. That is why this year…

The memo and the truth By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency Partisans tend to read, watch and listen only, or mostly, to information and opinions that reinforce their beliefs. If information surfaces that counters those beliefs, it is usually disparaged, excused or ignored. That’s human nature. Such is the case with the “memo” released last…

The state of president trump By Cal Thomas Tribune Content Agency President Trump’s first State of the Union address set a new standard. For himself. If he lives up to that standard in future speeches, he may go far in changing his image from a blustering, ad-libbing “entertainer,” to someone who looks and sounds, shall…