Articles by Cal Thomas

Free Speech vs. Banning Jews

Cal Thomas | October 05, 2022

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

Contract With America: The Sequel

Cal Thomas | September 27, 2022

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

Look Who’s Talking, Justice Kagan

Cal Thomas | September 27, 2022

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

Organic cow farm at County Waterford, Ireland

Another Irish Exodus

Cal Thomas | September 19, 2022

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

The Queen’s Reach

Cal Thomas | September 12, 2022

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

California Dream Could Become a Nightmare

Cal Thomas | September 10, 2022

“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

Guns of Washington: 5 Agencies With Gun Stockpiles

Cal Thomas | August 23, 2022

“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

Inflation Reduction Act Increases Washington’s Power

Cal Thomas | August 18, 2022

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

McCullough’s History Never Boring

Cal Thomas | August 10, 2022

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

The Exodus From Public Schools

Cal Thomas | August 09, 2022

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