Columns by Cal Thomas
No adjective is sufficient to describe the reaction one gets from watching five Memphis police officers beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to within an inch of his life.
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January 30, 2023
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In our relativistic age in which everyone has his or her own "truth," and none is to be preferred over another so long as the individual feels good about it, why should anything be considered scandalous?
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January 25, 2023
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Like Halley's comet, which comes around only every 75 years, the resignation of a top politician from office is a rare occurrence.
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January 23, 2023
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The death at age 54 of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, got me thinking again about the two-edged sword that is fame.
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January 18, 2023
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Last July, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, visited Jakarta, Indonesia, where he said China's military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years.
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January 16, 2023
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If one discounts Alaska's Aleutian Islands, Hawaii is about as far -- geographically and politically -- from Washington, D.C., as one can get.
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January 11, 2023
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After months of ignoring the problem, President Biden is finally visiting the southern border this week as part of a trip to Mexico.
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January 9, 2023
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The new slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives lacks something besides its slim majority and the battle over leadership positions. It lacks intellectual depth.
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January 4, 2023
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People speak of a new year as turning the page, starting out fresh or forgetting the past.
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January 2, 2023
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"Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt." -- Herbert Hoover
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December 28, 2022
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In a theatrical performance, the worst thing that can happen is a predictable outcome.
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December 26, 2022
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"Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing" (Psalm 146:3-4 NIV).
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December 21, 2022
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Biden administration has virtually eliminated any barriers to keep migrants and fentanyl from pouring into the U.S.
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December 19, 2022
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I was a teenager when I first visited New York. The flight cost $15 on the Eastern Airlines shuttle from Washington. You could buy your ticket from a flight attendant on board.
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December 14, 2022
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Leaving aside any possible undeclared motives for leaving the Democratic Party, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has said some things that have needed to be said for a long time.
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December 12, 2022
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In years past, when journalism was trusted by consumers much more than it is today, the New York Post might have been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting about Hunter Biden's laptop.
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December 7, 2022
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There is little that Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but spending (and borrowing) money is as nonpartisan as it gets.
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December 5, 2022
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A TV ad for a dietary supplement features a woman who says, "Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted."
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November 30, 2022
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We know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration in the remaining weeks that Democrats control the House of Representatives.
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November 28, 2022
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One definition of "thanksgiving" is this: "Public celebration acknowledging divine favors." The word implies an object to whom thanks should be given.
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November 23, 2022
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