Trust in government has been declining since the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. According to Pew Research, only 36% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents and 9% of Republicans and those […]
Author: Cal Thomas
A rabbi, a terrorist and the FBI
Is a terrorist a terrorist only when a law enforcement officer or politician says he is? Malik Faisal Akram entered a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, held four hostages, including the […]
Lying lips: If politicians say it, it must not be true
How do you know when a politician is lying? Answer: when his lips are moving. It’s an old joke, but it fits the Biden administration. The president went to Atlanta […]
Chuck Schumer’s hypocrisy over the filibuster
Hypocrisy and lies from politicians are so rampant in Washington that hardly anyone pays them much attention anymore. Perhaps that is why our cynicism about so many things political deepens […]
Out the men in Maxwell-Epstein case
The conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six charges of recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual encounters with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is not and should not be […]
No peace or goodwill in Congress
Peace on Earth and goodwill to men this time of year seems increasingly absent in diverse places. In America the noble objective seems to have long ago left the U.S. […]
Building the wall back better
During a debate with George H.W. Bush in New Hampshire in 1980, the moderator asked that Ronald Reagan’s microphone be “turned off for the moment.” Reagan was angry and said […]
Putin knows President Biden is weak
President Biden’s virtual meeting last Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be thought of as a final check-up before Russian troops invade Ukraine. Biden has displayed nothing but weakness […]
The signs weren’t missed — they were ignored
As has been the case with so many other school shootings over several years, last week’s murder spree at Oakland High School in suburban Detroit might have been avoided if […]
Isn’t it rich? A farewell to Sondheim
The death of composer Stephen Sondheim at 91 is more than the end of an era. It is the end of a chain of great Broadway musicals dating back to […]
