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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

People wave banners depicting Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, during a protest march in support of the National Health Service (NHS), as winter conditions are thought to have put severe strain on health services, in London Saturday Feb. 3, 2018. The Government is urged to provide funds for beds and staff to ease the problems facing the NHS medical services. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

When government runs health care

"When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?" asked my American doctor before I left for Ireland? I gave him a date that works for me (I'm calling it the result of an old basketball injury, not advancing age.) His office scheduled it for that date.

September 11, 2019
Resolute Support (RS) forces guard at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The Afghan government says at least 10 civilians are dead and another 42 wounded after a Taliban suicide car bombing rocked the Afghan capital near a neighborhood housing the U.S. Embassy and the NATO Resolute Support mission. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

President Trump dealing with the Taliban devil

President Trump was right to cancel a "secret" meeting with leaders of the Taliban and the Afghan government following two bomb attacks by the terrorist group that killed 10 civilians, an American soldier and a Romanian service member in heavily fortified Kabul.

September 9, 2019
Coming After Retirement Savings Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

‘Will Democrats tax your retirement savings?’

We regularly hear from Democrats how rich people aren't paying their "fair share," though they never tell us what they consider fair and how much of that share they think government should seize.

September 4, 2019
Former FBI Director James B. Comey has been found to have violated agency policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Trump. (Associated Press/File)

Unequal justice for James Comey

One doesn't have to be a cynic to be cynical about the Justice Department's decision not to hold former FBI Director James B. Comey accountable for what an inspector general's report called his violation of FBI policies and his setting a "dangerous example" in order to "achieve a personally desired outcome."

September 2, 2019
Homeless tents are shown along a street in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

They’ve lost their minds in San Francisco

San Francisco, a city described in song for its natural beauty, is descending into an abyss of homelessness, the use of sidewalks as toilets and a place you might not want to visit, much less live.

August 26, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump: ‘Vote for me, or else’

During a December 2015 debate among Republican presidential candidates in Las Vegas, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said to Donald Trump: "You can't insult your way to the presidency." Never mind.

August 19, 2019
Illustration on the romanticizing of Socialism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Socialism never?

President Trump has repeatedly promised "America will never be a socialist country." Since Franklin Roosevelt began expanding government in the 1930s, the United States has increasingly adopted big-state policies associated with socialism.

August 14, 2019
This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Jeffrey Epstein: None dare call it ‘conspiracy’

Now that Jeffrey Epstein is dead, perhaps some are breathing a little easier knowing he won't have to testify at trial and be asked whether he served as a pimp to the wealthy and well-connected.

August 12, 2019
Walmart customers are escorted from the store after a gunman opened fire on shoppers near the Cielo Vista Mall, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage at the shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP) **FILE**

Mass murders are a symptom

Politicians and pundits are promoting familiar explanations, excuses and demands following the tragic mass murders in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. From more gun laws, to blaming President Trump, conservative talk radio and Fox News, we've heard it all before.

August 7, 2019
Congressman Elijah Cummings speaks at the grand opening of the McCullough Street Nature Play Space in West Baltimore on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Cummings on Saturday invited President Donald Trump and other Americans to Baltimore, taking the high road after a barrage of presidential tweets disparaging the black-majority city and its long-serving Democratic congressman. (Kim Hairston /The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Fixing Baltimore: A plan

Former South Carolina Gov. and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has urged President Trump and Rep. Elijah Cummings to stop exchanging insults over conditions in Baltimore.

August 5, 2019
Derelict Baltimore Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Smelling rats in Baltimore

Calling someone "racist" has become the default position for liberal politicians and certain members of the media who wish to deflect attention from real problems.

July 31, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrives to a hearing where former special counsel Robert Mueller, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What’s next for Democrats post-Mueller?

The Washington Post, which has done everything in its dwindling power with articles, editorials and columns denouncing, demeaning and attempting to destroy President Trump, appears to have temporarily -- but only temporarily -- raised the white flag.

July 29, 2019
Uncle Sam Runs Out of Monopoly Money Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Founders and national debt

The Founders of the United States of America warned against massive federal debt, but, to our detriment, their political descendants are not paying attention.

July 24, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

America, love it or leave it (again)

The phrase "America, Love It or Leave It" has a pedigree dating back at least to the McCarthy era. In the '70s, the phrase was employed again against those protesting America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

July 17, 2019