Cal Thomas Commentary Archives

Commission Co-Chair Alan Simpson claims they have harpooned every whale and minnow in the budget. Not exactly.

The riots in London by students demanding more tuition help than the government can afford to give could be a prelude to what might happen here.

A Nebraska doctor who helped the late George Tiller perform late-term abortions in Wichita is bringing his grisly business to Washington, D.C.

A campaign to persuade teens to engage in behavior other than what they are subjected to every minute of every day in music, films, TV and...

I’m not saying it is unimportant who is in power. What I am saying is that this isn’t real power.

What will Republicans do if they win a House majority and make gains in the Senate to the point where the Obama agenda is stalled?

Are you voting? Would you call five like-minded people and ask them if they are going to vote?

The firing of Juan Williams by National Public Radio is a blow to free speech and ought to be protested in the strongest possible way.

Republicans have the nation’s attention. This is their moment. If they compromise it away...

Once again, a California federal judge without any input from the public or the military has decided on her own to change military culture and make...

One of the champions of the pro-life movement has died. Dr. Mildred Jefferson was the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School....

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated the obvious: that attempts to build a multicultural German society have “utterly failed.”

NATO and U.S. forces reportedly are helping leaders of the Taliban in Afghanistan sit down for talks with the government.

The Chilean mine rescue was thrilling; it provided a needed reminder of what technology, the human spirit and prayer can do.

President Obama and the Democrats have escalated their envy war against the productive by suggesting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is channeling...