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Cal Thomas

tcaeditors@tribune.com

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

In this May 22, 2020, file photo the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible through heavy fog in Washington. With COVID-19 cases hitting alarming new highs and a grim rising death toll, the pandemic's devastating cycle is happening all over again, leaving Congress little choice but to engineer another costly rescue. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Congress must stop spending and reduce the debt now

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports the American government will soon reach a debt level equaling its entire gross domestic product. It will be the largest since 1945, the year World War II ended.

September 7, 2020
FILE - In this, Nov. 13 2019, file photo, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. talks to Donald Trump Jr. about his new book "Triggered" during convocation at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Falwell Jr. said Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, that he has resigned as head of evangelical Liberty University because of ongoing controversies about his wife’s sexual involvement with a younger business partner and in the wake of a social media photo that caused an uproar. (Emily Elconin/The News & Advance via AP, File)

The lesson behind Jerry Falwell Jr.’s fall

The ouster of Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. over allegations of sexual misconduct and other behavior is another in a long list of object lessons each generation of Christians seems to have to learn anew.

September 2, 2020
Protesters react along Chicago Avenue as fires rage along a strip of businesses, early Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Law(lessness) and (dis)order threaten America’s freedoms

What would you think if local politicians decided to cut the size of their fire department while buildings in their city were ablaze? What about a general who orders his soldiers to stop fighting and surrender to the enemy?

August 12, 2020
Demonstrators hold signs during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Monday, July 27, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The goals of Black Lives Matter and its radical ideology

How many mainstream reporters have bothered to delve into the background and founding principles of the rapidly spreading organization Black Lives Matter to which even White CEOs are contributing gobs of money?

July 29, 2020
Illustration on threats to gun rights by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

They’re coming for our guns (really)

By brandishing their weapons, the McCloskeys possibly deterred the marchers outside their home from engaging in actions far worse than their alleged trespassing. If they are convicted, they should be immediately pardoned by the governor.

July 22, 2020
Roger Stone (Associated Press) **FILE**

Roger Stone finds Jesus

Roger Stone says he is now plugged into that higher power. Scripture calls Him the "cornerstone."

July 13, 2020