Columns by Cal Thomas
Americans are not the only ones suffering from high fuel and food prices, along with rapidly increasing costs for housing and rising mortgage rates.
Published
September 14, 2022
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Watching BBC and Sky News coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, one is struck by the adjectives used by reporters, commentators and people interviewed outside Balmoral castle and Buckingham Palace.
Published
September 12, 2022
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"Well, they're out there a-having fun In that warm California sun" - (1964 song by The Rivieras)
Published
September 7, 2022
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When a Republican "wave" appears likely, the media begin reporting "stories" that the wave is receding, and the Democrat is gaining ground.
Published
September 5, 2022
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The definition of winsome is "sweetly or innocently charming: winning, engaging."
Published
August 31, 2022
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has been in office only seven months and already he is listed at number five in a Washington Post story about possible 2024 GOP presidential candidates.
Published
August 29, 2022
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The next time Republicans control all three branches of government, they may wish to visit an old idea -- the flat tax.
Published
August 24, 2022
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Conspiracy theories sometimes have at least a thread of truth in them, which is what makes them valid to some on the far right.
Published
August 22, 2022
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President Biden returned from vacation to sign the misnamed "Inflation Reduction Act." He might as well have said in his mischaracterization of the legislation that the chief business of America is now government spending and increased debt.
Published
August 17, 2022
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The specter of armed federal agents outside former President Donald Trump's Florida home is not an image I suspect many of us are comfortable with.
Published
August 15, 2022
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I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, with the exception of Abigail Adams. The lectures were boring. I didn't see how any of it related to my young life and future plans.
Published
August 10, 2022
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As parents prepare to send their children back to school, many will have made decisions about their child's education that will not only put them on a different trajectory but also impact the public education system.
Published
August 8, 2022
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George Soros has written a column for The Wall Street Journal defending his donations to liberal prosecutors who are releasing criminals on low or no bail.
Published
August 3, 2022
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In Washington, things are rarely what they seem. It's why Congress labels bills with names they think will be more palatable to the public rather than a name that would accurately reflect the content of the legislation.
Published
August 1, 2022
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During recent election seasons, there has been a debate over whether a voter must present an identification card to cast a ballot and, if so, what type?
Published
July 27, 2022
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President Biden has repeated a story he has told before, but repetition does not necessarily make it true.
Published
July 25, 2022
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When your wife suggests you have failed at your job, it's probably time to retire or see if there is an opening as a Walmart greeter.
Published
July 20, 2022
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Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, pro-choice activists and their media allies have been on a campaign to influence public opinion that the decision was a mistake.
Published
July 18, 2022
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In 1988, five years after calling the Soviet Union an "evil empire," President Ronald Reagan visited Moscow where he addressed an audience of students from Moscow State University.
Published
July 13, 2022
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Only in America, it seems, can border patrol agents be cleared of breaking any laws but still be punished, while those entering the country illegally mostly escape punishment.
Published
July 11, 2022
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