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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Only in America, it seems, can Border Patrol agents be cleared of breaking any laws, but still be punished, while those entering the country illegally… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“And I’m proud to be an American … ” (Lee Greenwood) A Gallup poll has found only 38% of us are “strongly proud” to be… Read More
SocietyCommentary
There were times over the past 50 years when some pro-lifers felt they would never see Roe v. Wade overturned and the right to life… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the 1950s, when television was in black and white—as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior—comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The incendiary rhetoric that has… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What comes to mind in the month of June? Weddings. Vacations (and how to pay for record high gas prices if you’re driving). Graduations. Time… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The heightened debate over gun violence following the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is leaving out… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has announced he will no longer allow House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to receive Communion because of her refusal… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The overt racism and antisemitism written in the Buffalo shooter’s 180-page “manifesto” has been rightly denounced by civilized people. The usual questions are being asked…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the… Read More
