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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

A person displaying multiple flags walks past a burning car during protests over the Trump administration's immigration raids in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Handicapping the L.A. protests

It would be amusing if it weren't so serious. Last weekend's expressions of supposed free speech were almost universally called demonstrations by the media and "mostly peaceful" by some.

June 18, 2025
Biden's White House communications team illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

What was really going on in the Biden White House?

Those who lived through the Watergate scandal in the'70s with its associated names and labels, including President Richard Nixon, Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein, the plumbers, non-denial denials, press secretary Ron Ziegler, Haldeman and Erlichman, the tapes, Judge John Sirica, Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, John Dean and the cover-up, will recall the blazing headlines.

May 21, 2025
Jill Biden illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

The Wilson-Biden cover-ups

The massive cover-up of President Biden's mental and physical decline, which is now being revealed by certain media types who were part of it, reminds me of a similar event more than a century ago.

May 19, 2025
Student Loan - College Debt Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Time to pay back student loans

After a five-year suspension initiated by President Trump during the COVID-19 crisis, the second Trump administration has restarted the requirement that loans be repaid.

May 7, 2025
This undated photo provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP)

The ugly case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

In politics, creating and then owning the narrative is the best way to deceive the public, especially when a compliant media helps promote it and ignores later information that contradicts the initial narrative.

April 21, 2025