Cal Thomas is a syndicated columnist, author, and broadcaster. He has authored several books, including “America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers and the Future of the United States." Readers can email him at [email protected].
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SAN ANTONIO—Gov. Greg Abbott has called a third special legislative session in an attempt to push through three priorities that previous sessions have defeated, surprisingly… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The phrase “Climate change denier” has wormed its way into the modern lexicon to shame those who have a different view of the science supporting—or… Read More
InternationalCommentary
LONDON—British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after first announcing a mandate requiring all fossil-fueled vehicles sold in the U.K. after 2030 to be electric, succumbed to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.” —… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate in Milwaukee for the Republican candidates for the presidency will be more a Q&A session than a classic debate, but… Read More
EducationCommentary
As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Department of Justice has announced it is suing Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, for using floating barriers in the Rio Grande river to stop… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It was in the early ’60s. I was a copy boy at NBC News and the overnight disc jockey for the local radio station called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Irving Berlin’s last musical was a largely forgotten show called “Mr. President” (1962). One of the silly songs below his usual high standards included the… Read More
LawCommentary
“As long as there exist stupid people supporting stupid governments in their countries, people living in those countries will continue fluttering badly in the cesspool… Read More
SocietyCommentary
WILMORE, Ky.—The secular and cynical find it difficult to believe not only that “God governs in the affairs of men,” as Benjamin Franklin said, but… Read More
InternationalCommentary
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on… Read More
SocietyCommentary
No adjective is sufficient to describe the reaction one gets from watching five Memphis, Tenn., police officers beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to within an inch… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I was a teenager when I first visited New York. The flight cost $15 on the Eastern Airlines Shuttle from Washington, D.C. You could buy… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Leaving aside any possible undeclared motives for leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an Independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has said some things that… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
There is little Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on these days, but spending (and borrowing) money is as nonpartisan as it gets. House Democrats… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Merriam-Webster Inc. has announced it is adding about 500 new words to its seventh edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary. I doubt most people… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The subject of “Christian nationalism” has again appeared in our political life, establishing residence in the Republican Party. It is nothing new, though, having taken… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In 2015, when a Supreme Court majority ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that “state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed… Read More
EducationCommentary
The University of California, Berkeley is known for many things, some good and some very bad, even outrageous. In 1964, a ban on campus political and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
House Republican leaders have announced a plan they are calling a “Commitment to America” in time for the November election and presumably the presidential contest… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court justices return to work next month following a tumultuous last session in which the majority issued some controversial rulings, most notably the overturning… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Americans are not the only ones suffering from high fuel and food prices, along with rapidly increasing costs for housing and rising mortgage rates. The… Read More
SocietyCommentary
London—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… Read More
EnergyCommentary
“Well, they’re out there a-having fun In that warm California sun.” —1964 song by The Rivieras California has become an example of what a state… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.”—James Madison Conspiracy theories sometimes have at least a thread… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In January 1925, President Calvin Coolidge addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington. In his remarks, Coolidge said, “The chief business of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, Abigail Adams excepted. The lectures were boring. I didn’t see how any of… Read More
EducationCommentary
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… Read More
