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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

Bob Beckel (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Bob Beckel and me: An odd couple

As often happens among the political class in Washington, we met on television debating each other. I liked Bob Beckel immediately, despite our political and even religious differences.

February 28, 2022
John Durham Investigation Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Durham’s filings prove Trump was right

"Dirty tricks" was a term used to describe the behavior of operatives within the Nixon administration to smear the reputations of opponents and undermine the appeal of certain politicians.

February 16, 2022
FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs an executive order establishing K through 12 lab schools while surrounded by children and educators at the Capitol, Jan. 27, 2022, in Richmond, Va. On Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, the Supreme Court of Virginia rejected a petition from parents that sought to invalidate Youngkin's executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in the classroom. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Time for Republicans to focus on educational issues

The Virginia election of Republican Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Sears as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, provides a great opportunity for the Republican Party if it will seize the moment and expand on it.

February 14, 2022
Illustration on bad anti-crime policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The real cause behind the rise in crime

While President Biden and local officials keep talking about causes for the rise in crime, proposing "solutions" that have failed in the past, the real reason for its escalation is deeper than what we see on the surface.

February 7, 2022
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in an undated file photo. (Associated Press photograph) **FILE**

Trump should stop attacking Pence

Former President Donald Trump has further - if that's possible - undistinguished himself by again attacking his vice president, Mike Pence.

February 2, 2022
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to a reporter at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

McConnell deconstructs Biden

The art of deconstructing an argument by refutation and holding a person accountable for previous statements that the person now contradicts was once an honored tradition.

January 24, 2022
Joe Biden's Lie Detector Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s lying lips

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.

January 17, 2022
In this June 25, 2013, file photo, Ghislaine Maxwell, founder of the TerraMar Project, attends a news conference on the Issue of Oceans in Sustainable Development Goals, at United Nations headquarters. (United Nations Photo/Rick Bajornas via AP) ** FILE **

Let’s 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 the end of the story.

January 3, 2022