Cal Thomas Commentary Archives

All new presidents experience a drop in approval, but this one has little to fall back on because his popularity has been largely about image, not...

What should we make of the Iranian unrest? Is it really a revolution?

According to a new poll, most Americans remain fixated on Obama’s personality and the thrill of having a person of color as president.

The Congressional Budget Office is one of the few nonpartisan agencies in Washington that Republicans and Democrats look to for accurate figures on...

Health care. Health insurance. These are the topics of the week for the Obama administration and Congress.

We are sending detainee terrorist suspects from Guantanamo prison to Bermuda, Palau, and even Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Can someone please tell me...

Those who remain convinced that man is basically good are confronted with just the latest in a long list of examples that prove otherwise.

We know what will make health care more widely available at less cost. It isn’t the Obama administration’s plan.

President Obama says we are in a deeper recession than originally thought. He blames the Bush administration, but how much longer is that going to...

One of every six dollars of American income now comes from the federal or state governments through checks or vouchers. One of every six dollars.

The onus is not on the shoulders of Israel or the United States to prove peaceful intentions and objectives that include equal rights, tolerance...

You’ve probably heard by now but according to a new USA Today poll, 65 percent of Americans do not want the terrorist detention center at...

Ford remains solvent, but who knows for how long with the government doling out goodies if you buy GM or Chrysler cars. This is creeping socialism.

The headline in USA Today said, “Obama’s faith fits our times.” Yes, Obama's interpretation of Scripture and openness to new revelations is...

Cities and municipalities across the country are beginning to charge convicted criminals for their time in jail, easing the burden on taxpayers.