Cal Thomas Commentary Archives

If you have a child in public school, would you be pleased with a teacher who promotes a political candidate before your child and his or her...

How serious is Congress about "rescuing" America from economic crisis? So unserious that they never miss a chance to add on more pork. About $100...

Democrats are blaming Republican-authored legislation in 1999 that repealed the Glass-Steigel act for the financial crisis. But the history of...

If you are a Christian and someone asked you not to pray publicly in Jesus’ name, you probably would refuse. That is precisely what at least six...

What would work best would be to suspend the capital gains tax for a year or two. The markets would explode and provide more money in income taxes...

In light of the proposed $700 billion bailout of the mortgage industry, it is safe to say that the era of big government is far from over.

The Barack Obama campaign today launches what it calls a “Faith, Family, and Values Tour” in key battleground states such as Ohio, which has...

The current financial turmoil has again caused me to focus on Coolidge. About money, he said, “Money will not purchase character or good...

The rescue of the giant AIG insurance firm isn’t technically an American government bailout, of course. Since we are running a huge deficit thanks...

Marketers and politicians want you to think that happiness is to be found in money and possessions. Scripture teaches the opposite and deep in our...

Too many have ignored this ethic and bought houses they could not afford... They thought the federal government could always bail them out. That...

Some candidates in this presidential campaign are talking about more programs and spending more money. Wouldn’t you like to see some accountability...

Paying kids to study and get good grades is an affront to learning. It insults all of those who came before and puts money before knowledge and...

Education. We are already spending record amounts, but getting poor results. Why do we need to spend more when what we are spending isn’t doing the...

What we need more than the right president is a revival. Pray for that and the rest will take care of itself.