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Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas is one of the most widely syndicated political columnists in America. Based in Washington, he is a wide-ranging social commentator, not a "beltway insider," who supports traditional conservative values and the American "can-do spirit." He'll take on virtually any topic, from the decline of the family to growing terrorism worldwide.
A syndicated columnist since 1984, he is the author of “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires, Superpowers and the United States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan, January 2020). His latest book is “A Watchman in the Night: What I’ve Seen in 50 Years Reporting on America” (Humanix Books, May 2023). Readers may email Mr. Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Columns by Cal Thomas

Biden administration dealing with Iran Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s bad Iranian deal

The Biden administration is transferring $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets in South Korea to an account in Qatar, which Iran will be able to access, in what appears to be an attempt to get Iran to release five imprisoned Americans.

August 14, 2023
In this photo taken from video provided by WABC-TV, New York police officers and supervisors hold up a plywood board to protect themselves from debris thrown by a crowd at Union Square, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in New York. Police in New York City struggled to control a crowd of thousands of people who gathered in Manhattan's Union Square for an Internet personality's video game console giveaway that got out of hand. (WABC-TV via AP)

How to deter criminals

Some years ago, during a crime wave like the one we now seem to be experiencing, a bumper sticker appeared that said "Fight Crime Shoot Back."

August 7, 2023
Flowers lay atop the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of the late singer Tony Bennett, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. Bennett died Friday at 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tony Bennett: More than a ‘crooner’

It was in the early 1960s. I was a copy boy at NBC News, and the overnight disc jockey for a local radio station called and asked if I'd like to go on a boat ride down the Potomac River with his guest, Tony Bennett.

July 24, 2023
Illustration on the mental fitness of President Biden by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Questions loom about Biden’s mental state

It began shortly after President Biden's inauguration. First, there were whispers and what seemed like slander on far-right websites and social media that the president was suffering from cognitive decline.

July 12, 2023