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Cal Thomas

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Cal Thomas is one of the most widely syndicated political columnists in America. Based in Washington, he is a wide-ranging social commentator, not a "beltway insider," who supports traditional conservative values and the American "can-do spirit." He'll take on virtually any topic, from the decline of the family to growing terrorism worldwide.
A syndicated columnist since 1984, he is the author of “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires, Superpowers and the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan, January 2020). His latest book is “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen in 50 Years Reporting on America” (Humanix Books, May 2023). Readers may email Mr. Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Columns by Cal Thomas

Blue states and taxes illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Blue state tax hikes drive residents out

During the high-inflation days of the Biden administration, many of the less-than-well-off were forced to cut back on their spending, whether on food, gasoline or, in some cases, medication.

August 20, 2025
President Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Did Trump get rolled in Alaska?

Promising severe consequences if Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine and then apparently reversing himself sends a signal of weakness.

August 18, 2025
Sydney Sweeney stars in American Eagle’s latest campaign. Courtesy of American Eagle

Sydney Sweeney, White supremacist

Some fads end slowly, taking up to a generation to wane. Others are like lightning, bursting on the scene unexpectedly, destroying all in its path.

August 6, 2025
People take part in a protest calling for an end to Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and the starvation of Palestinian civilians, in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 25, 2025. Arabic on the placard at right: " Gaza is starving."(AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

‘Starvation’ in Gaza: Whom to blame?

In the Middle East, war is conducted not only with bullets and missiles but also with pictures. The latest are pictures of allegedly starving children in the Gaza Strip, distributed by Hamas and its enablers.

July 30, 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill Act illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Selling the ‘big, beautiful bill’ to voters

It's one thing to pass a major piece of legislation and have it signed by the president; it's quite another to get the public to swallow it as something that benefits most of the country.

July 7, 2025
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2019 file photo, a woman walks past a homeless man sleeping in front of recycling bins and garbage on a street corner in San Francisco. Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for better mental health care to help treat the state's large homeless population as he addresses one of the state's most pressing problems in his second State of the State speech to be given Wednesday, Feb. 19. 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Make America clean again

Over many years, I have traveled to various countries, and I have always longed to return home and hear these words from an immigration officer: "Welcome back to the United States."

June 25, 2025