Cal Thomas
The Archive
What to ask Biden and Trump at Thursday night's CNN debate: 'Let's try to be fair'
The debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump on CNN Thursday night ought to be more than rehearsed answers and soundbites we've heard before.
Take a tip from Ronald Reagan on handling campus protests
When Ronald Reagan was running for governor of California, a major part of his platform was to "clean up the mess at Berkeley" and other college campuses that were experiencing...
Instead of pushing regime change in Israel, Biden should support it in Iran
The goal must be removal of the ayatollahs ruling and ruining Iran and making sure free and fair elections are held to replace them.
PBS music doc 'Gospel' is a blessing that lifts spirits
If you are tired of TV shows like “The Bachelor” where women demean themselves by competing for the “love” of a man; visit PBS and watch the new docuseries called...
Jordan Peterson is doomed to be a victim of woke culture
Those beliefs include his opposition to the “climate change” hysteria and forced use of gender pronouns and gender change, among other “woke” subjects.
Biden's continued cynical use of race won't help him in November
A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll reveals one in five black voters plans to support a third-party candidate instead of President Biden in November.
Lessons from 1924 we should heed in 2024
The past is a better teacher if we will pay attention to successes and mistakes so that we might avoid one and embrace the other.
This year, give the gift that keeps on giving — a real education for our kids
Admit it. Unless you received a big-ticket item for Christmas last year — such as a car — you likely have forgotten what was under your tree. Most gifts wear...
Republicans must shame Dems into slashing bloated gov spending — before it's too late
The latest short-term government funding bill ensures that taxpayers will continue to pay for a bloated government until January — but Republicans have a chance to address future overspending.
If a shutdown happens it will be a pox on both houses and parties
New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand want to give $1 million to the group WE ACT for Environmental Justice.
Listening to Biden is like hearing fingernails scratch a chalkboard
Anyone who has cringed at the sound of fingernails scratching on a chalkboard has likely experienced the same feeling whenever President Biden speaks.
King Charles' climate doomsday clock is pure green insanity
King Charles III has launched a catastrophe countdown clock.
The national debt is a disgrace. The battle over it is even worse
Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media to discuss the latest development of the debt ceiling negotiations with the White House.
Biden's angry Howard U speech a missed chance to celebrate African Americans
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address last weekend at Howard University.
It's Tax Day — time to look at the feds' out-of-control spending
Everywhere one looks these days it appears services and products cost more but deliver less than they once did.
When Republicans and Democrats worked out their differences civilly
From the beginning politics has always been a contact sport with competing interests attempting to achieve power over each other.
Government misinfo has sparked a steep decline in the public's trust
Public trust reached a three-decade high shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but declined quickly thereafter. Since 2007, those saying they can trust the government always or most of the...
Chinese balloons aren't America's only problem with Beijing
Beijing’s aggressive agenda must be opposed, or the threat will spread to the point we might not be able to deter them.
Mike Pompeo's trial balloon for the 2024 race
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo believes the Chinese spy balloon incident was a test by Xi Jinping to see how the US would respond to an invasion of Taiwan.
Poisonous pundits and protesters exploit Tyre Nichols' inhumane death
No adjective is sufficient to describe the reaction one gets from watching five cops beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to within an inch of his life.