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 tcaeditors@tribpub.com.
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The guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts was correct, based on the evidence, but the theatrics leading up to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The first question most people ask after mass shootings like the one last week at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in which a 19-year-old male… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Joe Biden’s announced intention to complete the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, exactly 20 years after the terrorist attacks… Read More
LawCommentary
If one can say the pandemic has had any positive side effect, it has been to help us focus on what the loss of liberties… Read More
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Back in the day when “Saturday Night Live” was funny, Chevy Chase would open the “Weekend Update” segment by saying, “I’m Chevy Chase … and… Read More
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At his news conference last Thursday, President Joe Biden said of Georgia’s new voting law, “It makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.” Jim Crow… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When I heard Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas say last Sunday on “Meet the Press” that the southern border “is closed,” it immediately brought to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The front-page headline in Monday’s Wall Street Journal said: “Biden weighs how to pay for agenda.” Who purchases something they know they can’t afford, and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When a politician promises to “tell the truth,” as President Joe Biden did in his nationally televised address last Thursday, you can add that statement… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I recently had to cancel a long-planned trip to South America, either because the countries I wanted to enter are closed or required up to… Read More
