Cal Thomas Commentary Archives

Under the old rules of debate, a spokesperson for one side of an issue would state a position and the opposing side would state its position....

Dan Rather has interviewed Saddam Hussein. Too bad he couldn’t make a citizen’s arrest! The interview will be broadcast tomorrow night, but some of...

For decades, the black vote has been in the pocket of the Democratic Party. Republicans have tried, but failed, to break the loyalty of African...

If ever there was a "time for war " (Ecclesiastes 3:8), surely this is it. If the United Nations is to be taken seriously, the time is now for it...

How much more must we tolerate before we strike at the evil coming from abroad and root out the dangers among us? As Longfellow described the...

The explorers Lewis and Clark set out on an incredible journey 200 years ago through uncertain terrain with numerous challenges. Space may be a...

George W. Bush has a hide stronger than an armadillo and a vision that what he is doing is completely and undeniably right. And yet he has a soft...

It's now clear that Iraq has failed to live up to numerous resolutions calling for the disarmament of Saddam Hussein's regime. But opponents of...

If Republicans behave like Democrats, it would be better to vote for the real thing and spare us the disappointment.

We’ve had thirty years of Roe v. Wade and, thanks to the institution of abortion which as resulted, more than 40 million babies were murdered...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is no Margaret Thatcher, but he sounded like her when he took to the floor of the House of Commons and gave a...

The latest Gallup Poll showing President Bush's approval rating at 58 percent is as unrealistic as the one that showed 90 percent of the public...

Let’s hope that with a Republican senate, this President Bush will–- should the opportunity arise-– nominate justices who believe the constitution...

The commutation of the sentences of more than 160 inmates on Illinois' death row by Republican Gov. George Ryan just two days before he left office...

They’re coming back to Washington – the freshmen and the veterans…members of congress, preparing to do battle in the never-ending struggle for...