Do presidents and politicians need faith advisers?
If I am deficient in my knowledge about chemistry, or a medical issue, or what kind of car to buy, I consult people who know more than I do on these subjects. Published November 16, 2020
Cal Thomas
Articles by Cal Thomas
Without Trump, where should evangelicals go now?
Evangelical Christians have unquestionably been a loyal and largely unmovable base of support for President Trump since he has been in office and in some cases before. Published November 11, 2020
Biden and Dems' version of 'healing and unity' means bowing to their policies
Mr. Biden reportedly plans to issue a slew of executive orders, reversing those by Mr. Trump. It is his right to do so, but how does that promote healing and unity? Published November 9, 2020
Pollsters got it wrong again
Pundits claimed Republicans would lose between five and 15 seats in the House. It appears they've picked up a few. And because final results will not be known until states count mail-in votes and end their extended vote-counting processes, Republicans could pick up a few more. Published November 4, 2020
If the choice is between personality and policies, the advantage goes to Trump
Every four years this columnist writes about the stark choice between the candidates for president (and vice president) and their views on how the country should be run. Published November 2, 2020
What problems did Joe Biden solve during his decades in government?
The "60 Minutes" interviews of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates last Sunday were more revealing for questions not asked and for sidestepping than for what inquiring minds really want to know prior to Election Day. Published October 28, 2020
Joe Biden's 'climate change' cult worship puts America's energy future at risk
During last Thursday's debate, Joe Biden said his goal as president would be to "transition away from the oil industry." He has also said the future is in cars powered by electricity. Published October 26, 2020
Topics picked for presidential debates aren't priorities for most voters
The supposedly nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has selected the following topics for Thursday night's final encounter between President Trump and Joe Biden: "Fighting COVID-19," "American Families," "Race in America," "Climate Change," "National Security" and "Leadership." Published October 21, 2020
Media must press Biden to explain son Hunter's financial dealings in Ukraine and Beijing
It was President Nixon who said in the midst of the enveloping Watergate scandal: "People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got." Published October 19, 2020
The unmentioned national debt issue in this campaign
The unmentioned "it" is the national debt, which days ago reached $27 trillion and continues to grow like an untreated tumor on the economic body of the nation. Published October 14, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris mask the far left's scary agenda
Halloween, like so much else, will be different this year from previous years, but it also offers an analogy that can be applied to the current presidential campaign. Published October 12, 2020
Pollsters mistaken assuming Hispanics only care about immigration
Hispanics are 60% of the population of Miami-Dade County, according to the U.S. Census. In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won Hispanic votes here by a margin of about 290,000, which was not enough to win the state for her. Published October 7, 2020
Learning from Trump's COVID-19 experience
President Trump's infection with COVID-19 adds to a year no fiction writer could have contrived. Published October 5, 2020
Presidential debate devoid of substance and more a phony professional wrestling match
I had initially thought of Tuesday night's first presidential debate as the equivalent of a heavyweight boxing match, something like the classic fights between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s. Published September 30, 2020
My list of debate questions for Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has made himself largely unavailable to questions from reporters since before his nomination. Published September 28, 2020
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on COVID-19 and presidential campaign
From the moment Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, was made aware of the threat of COVID-19, he acted faster than most other states and the federal government. Published September 23, 2020
GOP Senators must vote to restore role of Supreme Court as interpreter of the Constitution
The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives conservatives and Republicans what they claim to have wanted since judicial activism became the norm in the 1960s. Published September 21, 2020
Americans angry at Washington should be looking in the mirror
It is not the fault of a train that it cannot fly. A car mechanic should not be blamed because he can't perform open-heart surgery. Government has a purpose, but it is not to solve problems only an individual can address. Published September 16, 2020
Biden pushes Woodward's 'Rage' to politicize COVID-19 against Trump
On hearing that President Trump sat for 18 interviews with Bob Woodward of The Washington Post, my first reaction was "what the ..." Why Mr. Woodward? Published September 14, 2020
Another stream of political toxic waste dumped on Trump
The cable networks, including Fox News, could talk of little else Labor Day weekend but The Atlantic magazine piece by Jeffrey Goldberg alleging President Trump had said Americans who have died in wars are "losers" and "suckers." Published September 9, 2020
