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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

Judge Merrick Garland, left, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 30, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CAL THOMAS: Left tweaks Constitution to fit agenda

Neither political party can lay claim to purity when it comes to hypocrisy, but Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, as well as others in her party, has taken hypocrisy to new depths.

March 30, 2016
The Turkish-American Culture and Civilization Center in Lanham, Maryland. (The Washington Times)

CAL THOMAS: Must terrorism be the new normal?

Are the increasing incidents of terrorist attacks in Europe the "new normal"? Must Europeans and Americans become resigned to the inevitability of regular jihadi assaults?

March 28, 2016
Illustration on Iran's continued violations of the Obama nuclear deal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Iran’s missiles and the nuclear deal

It seems like only yesterday -- and in diplomatic terms it was -- that the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress were assuring us the nuclear deal with Iran was something to celebrate, as one might laud the winning of a Nobel Peace Prize.

March 16, 2016
This Dec. 30, 2014 photo shows the capitol dome through a window during restoration work in Havana, Cuba. Fidel Castro’s rebels swept into Havana in 1959 and went to work purging the U.S. legacy from a capital that had been a virtual outpost of Washington. The new government moved Cuba’s legislature out of this near-perfect replica of the U.S. Capitol building that had loomed over Havana for 30 years, a reminder of Washington’s influence. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

CAL THOMAS: Pitchforks around the capital

In the film "Girl, Interrupted," the character played by Winona Ryder is watching TV in a psychiatric hospital. There is a news report about a demonstration and the narrator says: "We live in troubled times. The institutions we once trusted no longer seem reliable."

March 2, 2016
Sewer Politics Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Donald Trump’s sewer politics

I was going to write about how the Republican presidential campaign has become gutter politics, but given Donald Trump's horrid statements, the gutter would be a step up, because things have descended into the sewer.

February 29, 2016
The Schumer SCOTUS Appointment Waffle Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Democrats hypocritical on Supreme Court nominee

Everyone knows the meaning of the word "hypocrite," and no one can claim absolute constancy when it comes to living a life consistent with one's stated values. But in this election year, hypocrisy is on full display. It is now being practiced with neither shame nor irony by leading Democrats, who once forcefully argued positions they have now abandoned.

February 24, 2016
Associated Press

CAL THOMAS: Antonin Scalia’s successor

Few people in modern history have fulfilled their oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" more than the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

February 17, 2016
Illustration on the increase of covetousness in America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Democrats campaigning on covetousness

Envy is defined by Dictionary.com as "a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc." That perfectly characterizes the entire political philosophy of the Democratic progressive left.

February 15, 2016
The Failure of Multiculturalism Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: The failure of multiculturalism

Just as radar warns of approaching storms, so does the flood of migrants entering Europe warn us of a deluge yet to come, not only for Europeans, if they continue to allow unrestricted immigration, but for the United States.

February 3, 2016
Gov. Bill Clinton on "The Arsenio Hall Show" June 3, 1992.

CAL THOMAS: Voters get the leaders they deserve

In the beginning there was a combative media. Dating back to Colonial America, as Eric Burns has chronicled in his book, "Infamous Scribblers," politicians and journalists have mostly had a love (for Democrats)-hate (for Republicans) relationship. It is television and the advent of the celebrity culture -- from TMZ to "Entertainment Tonight," to now even broadcast news -- that has taken the process to new depths.

February 1, 2016
Illustration on doing business with Iran by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Companies line up to do business with Iran

For anyone whose knowledge of history extends beyond the current season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" or the latest instant replay of an NFL game, the four days of meetings involving Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, European leaders and businesses should remind people we have seen this show before.

January 27, 2016