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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

Republican Wealth Building Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: A liberal dose of Bernie Sanders

Self-declared socialist and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders entered what his supporters must consider the belly of the beast on Monday. He spoke at the conservative evangelical Liberty University in Virginia.

September 16, 2015

CAL THOMAS: Donald Trump is ‘Lonesome Rhodes’

Rarely and perhaps not in modern times has a presidential campaign more resembled the classic 1957 film, "A Face in the Crowd." Written by Budd Schulberg and starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, the storyline follows an Arkansas hayseed named Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes (Griffith), whom Marcia Jeffries (Neal) discovers in a county jail.

September 14, 2015
Forcing the Christian View Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Conflict over same-sex marriage

Let's get something straight. America has never been a "Christian nation." Those who believe otherwise have an obligation to say what part of our history was uniquely Christian. Was it when slavery was legal? How about when women were denied the vote? The Gilded Age? The Roaring '20s?

September 9, 2015
President Barack Obama walks from the White House and to board Marine One helicopter, Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base and onto Boston where he will speak at the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CAL THOMAS: Iran Deal makes war more likely

In aviation it's called the point of no return. That point in a flight when catastrophe strikes and the airplane, because of low fuel or mechanical impairment, cannot make it safely back to its takeoff point.

September 7, 2015
This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. (Courtesy of WDBJ-TV7 via AP)

CAL THOMAS: Tragedy in Roanoke

The horrible murder of two local journalists in Roanoke, Va., has affected me more than I thought it would.

August 31, 2015
Jimmy Carter Associated Press photo

CAL THOMAS: Jimmy Carter’s peace

When Ronald Reagan announced in November 1994 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, even some of his most ardent political opponents paused to wish him well.

August 24, 2015
Illustration on Britain's struggle to secure it's southern border by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Calais immigration crisis

When music fans think of "the British invasion," they are referring to '60s bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Britain today, however, faces a different type of invasion.

August 3, 2015
Illustration on Obama is no Reagan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Memo to Obama: You’re no Reagan

At his press conference last Wednesday, our president of self-regard again linked himself with Ronald Reagan, seeking to equate his supposed success in gaining a deal with Iran not to build a nuclear weapon for 10 years to Reagan's arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union.

July 20, 2015
Sanchez Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Kathryn Steinle’s murder proves risks of sanctuary cities

According to The Wall Street Journal, the last serious attempt to count the number of federal criminal laws appears to have been made in 1982 by a retired Justice Department official named Ronald Gainer. He failed, but the estimate then was "50 titles and 23,000 pages of federal law." Many more laws have been added since then.

July 13, 2015