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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While watching “Jeopardy” the other night, I had a fantasy. Suppose Alex Trebek had a Final Jeopardy category called “The Ultimate Impeachment Hypocrite”? Here’s how… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Blowout” was how one U.K. newspaper described the decisive victory of Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party in last week’s election. How decisive was it?… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It is a truism that a blackmailer is rarely satisfied. Once the payoffs start, there often is no end to them. The Chick-fil-A fast-food chain is about… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to come earlier each year. Though the dates remain the same, the promotions from advertisers don’t. Christmas decorations are appearing before… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
There is a telling scene in Season 3 of the Netflix drama “The Crown” about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II that can instruct contemporary… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced U.S. policy toward Israel’s “settlements” is reverting to one held by the Reagan administration; that is the right… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
If you are in need of more evidence as to why so many Americans are cynical about politics in general and Washington in particular (and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress, the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s handling of the much maligned Ukraine call,… Read More
