Cal Thomas Commentary Archives

In this political year on overdrive, I want to pause to remember Eddy Arnold, who died last week just short of his 90th birthday. I never met the...

Energy has become just another political tool for the politicians. Instead of seeking real solutions to higher gas prices, politicians want to...

Another week, another primary – in this case, two of them. It’s almost over, or is it? Will the Democratic presidential nomination go to the...

“Americans want nation building, but here at home.” So says New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. I think he’s right.

The Boston Globe carried a story that said immigrant births are reshaping Massachusetts. As many leave this highly taxed and regulated state,...

Did you know that certain members of the House of Representatives drive cars that you pay for? I’m talking luxury cars. Democratic Congresswoman...

What are they doing for us that we can’t do for ourselves, or wouldn’t do for ourselves if government let us?

Reports of food shortages in some parts of the world and stories about Costco and Sam’s Club limiting how much rice we can buy at their stores...

By now you know of the Texas polygamist cult, or “sect,” as CNN prefers to call them. Texas officials are investigating allegations that underage...

After his incendiary remarks about America were splashed on YouTube and cable TV, Wright went away for a while, but now he’s back, defending...

Nothing stinks as badly as a perishable that has exceeded its "sell-by" date. That describes Jimmy Carter

Here is all you need to know about how governments think...

I was asked recently by a writer for Christianity Today Magazine if I thought the wind is going out of the sails of the pro-life movement. The...

The days of working for one company all your life, getting regular raises, a pension and gold watch at retirement are over. That is the 20th...

People don’t like it when their saints are criticized. Barack Obama has been a saint to the democratic left and during last week’s debate with...