Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas is America's most widely syndicated op-ed columnist. 540 newspapers in the United States and abroad carry the column, now syndicated by Tribune Media Services in Chicago. For sixteen years Cal Thomas's column was distributed by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
Cal Thomas began his nearly 40-year journalism career as a copyboy for NBC News in his native Washington, D.C. Cal Thomas also has worked as a general assignment reporter and anchor for KPRC-TV in Houston and for NBC News in Washington.
For two years Cal Thomas hosted his own show on CNBC. It was nominated for a Cable Ace award as the best interview program on cable. Cal Thomas is a commentator/analyst for the Fox News Channel and appears weekly as a panelist on "Fox News Watch."
Cal Thomas is an author of ten books, including Blinded by Might: Why the Religious Right Can't Save America (HarperCollins/Zondervan). His latest is, The Wit and Wisdom of Cal Thomas.
Cal Thomas is married and he and his wife, Ray, who is a family therapist, have four grown children. They live in Alexandria, Virginia.
By Cal Thomas (Sep 02, 2010)
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama said "It's time to turn the page" and start focusing on rebuilding... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 31, 2010)
President Obama may have experienced his Walter Cronkite moment over the economy.
Responding to Cronkite's reporting from Vietnam four decades ago that the only way to... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 26, 2010)
In 2008, "60 Minutes" visited Denmark to report on a survey of international happiness conducted by Leicester University in England that concluded Danes are among the... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 24, 2010)
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Never has George Santayana's oft-quoted warning had greater significance than when it comes to Middle East... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 19, 2010)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for reinforcements to help him deal with the country's massive debt, which has been caused by... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 17, 2010)
After months of dithering by the White House about the "Ground Zero Mosque" in lower Manhattan, President Obama endorsed the project at an Iftar dinner Friday night. The... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 12, 2010)
As Republicans take their case to the voters in November about the Obama administration's massive overspending and record debt, they should seriously consider what could... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 10, 2010)
SAN DIEGO -- A nation that does not see in law a right to life for its unborn children and a court that allows more than 50 million of them to be killed claiming a... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 05, 2010)
President Obama claims to have kept his campaign promise to cease American combat operations (though not U.S. troop presence) in Iraq by the end of this month. But it's... more
By Cal Thomas (Aug 03, 2010)
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich may be the most notable public figure in some time to state the obvious: radical Islam is a clear and present danger to America.
In a... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 29, 2010)
PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a group of liberal activists meeting in Las Vegas they shouldn't worry about not getting the... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 27, 2010)
Given what members of Congress get away with these days, it takes a lot to break House ethics rules. But that's what a House ethics subcommittee has accused 20-term... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 22, 2010)
In another country also called America, there were no credit cards and excessive debt was seen as a character flaw. In that America, my grandparents and their parents had... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 20, 2010)
The latest Washington Post/ABC News Poll tells the story: Nearly six in 10 voters say they have "just some" or no confidence in President Obama to make the right... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 15, 2010)
The co-chairs of President Obama's Debt and Deficit Commission painted a gloomy picture of the economy last weekend when they appeared at the closing session of the... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 13, 2010)
A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed by Congress (427 members voted in favor) and signed into law by President Clinton in 1996... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 08, 2010)
Silly me. I thought America's unparalleled space program (before the present administration began dismantling it) was a triumph of American ingenuity, technology, vision... more
By Cal Thomas (Jul 01, 2010)
"I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member."
That familiar one-liner has been attributed over the years to the late Groucho Marx, but in... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 30, 2010)
What should be done with a man who infiltrated the terrorist group Hamas, spied for Israeli intelligence and broke up terror attacks, saving countless Israeli, as well as... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 29, 2010)
What should be done with a man who infiltrated the terrorist group Hamas, spied for Israeli intelligence and broke up terror attacks, saving countless Israeli, as well as... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 24, 2010)
The World War II slogan "Loose Lips Sink Ships," which was intended to encourage Americans to keep quiet about any information pertaining to that war, could also apply to... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 22, 2010)
June 18, 2010 marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's historic call to arms for the French to resist the Nazis and also Winston Churchill's "finest hour"... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 17, 2010)
President Obama's first address from the Oval Office can be summed up with a song lyric from the 1951 Broadway musical, "Paint Your Wagon":
"Where am I goin'? I... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 15, 2010)
One year ago this month, President Obama addressed the "Muslim world" from Cairo, Egypt. Some saw that speech as unnecessary groveling. Critics -- and I am among them --... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 10, 2010)
There is a scene in the film "Superman II" where the Man of Steel chooses to give up his powers and become mortal for Lois Lane, the woman he loves.
A major part of... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 03, 2010)
Three modern myths have been sold to the American people: the promise of a transparent administration (President Obama); the promise of a more ethical Congress (Speaker... more
By Cal Thomas (Jun 02, 2010)
Does it strike anyone else as beyond coincidence that within hours of Israel's commando raid on a flotilla of ships bound for Gaza -- ships supposedly containing... more
By Cal Thomas (May 27, 2010)
Hillary Clinton did it and it worked for her when she ran for the Senate in New York, so now Republicans will give it a go. It's the listening tour, except unlike... more
By Cal Thomas (May 25, 2010)
Public interest in wars and "man-caused disasters" (formerly known as the war on terror) isn't what it used to be, except when men try to cause disasters, as in the recent... more
By Cal Thomas (May 20, 2010)
Few organizations are as consistently liberal as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), especially when it comes to matters of church and state. The ADL devotes an entire page... more
By Cal Thomas (May 18, 2010)
Looking at the list of commencement speakers this year, one finds them predictably liberal. Glenn Beck spoke at Liberty University, but that's a conservative... more
By Cal Thomas (May 13, 2010)
We are told by no less than President Obama and supporters of his nominee to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, that she "loves the law."
I love my cat, but what does... more
By Cal Thomas (May 11, 2010)
In a TV commercial about buying gold, former Watergate figure and current radio talk show host Gordon Liddy transfers several coins from one hand to the other and says,... more
By Cal Thomas (May 06, 2010)
President Obama has returned to a theme he used effectively during the 2008 campaign: politics is too divisive; name-calling isn't helpful; labeling people doesn't solve... more
By Cal Thomas (May 04, 2010)
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat candidate for prime minister and the Susan Boyle of British politics, said something during the first debate on April 15 that resonated with... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 29, 2010)
Unemployment in America is hovering at just below 10 percent, so President Obama hosted a "Summit on Entrepreneurship" in Washington, D.C., in an effort to boost economic... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 27, 2010)
Arizona has decided that if the federal government will not live up to its responsibility to control the border, it will. Governor Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed a bill... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 22, 2010)
If one tries hard enough and is clever enough, one can find a federal judge to rule on just about anything.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group of atheists... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 20, 2010)
"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, 'We are... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 15, 2010)
Most Americans may not be fluent in the language of economics, but thanks to our Puritan heritage ("waste not, want not") we understand waste quite well.
The annual... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 13, 2010)
Wouldn't it be nice (as the Beach Boys sang in a completely different context) if once, just once, a liberal Democrat president nominated to the Supreme Court someone he... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 08, 2010)
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless puppet.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has blasted Western governments, which have long supported him,... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 06, 2010)
Should Republicans succeed in their attempt to get the new health care legislation overturned on constitutional grounds, what then? No one wants to see the current chaos... more
By Cal Thomas (Apr 01, 2010)
Sitting in his spacious Washington, D.C., office on K Street, the leader of the last Republican revolution, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, ponders the future... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 30, 2010)
CAL THOMAS: Is repeal of the health care law the best strategy for Republicans given the long trajectory between now and the November election, and the even longer one... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 30, 2010)
God knows -- and He does -- Protestants shouldn't be throwing stones at the Roman Catholic Church for the scandals involving the abuse of children by some priests.... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 25, 2010)
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 23, 2010)
Pork is the preferred metaphor in Washington for misspending. But last weekend, pork took a backseat to baloney, which was present in abundance as President Obama and... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 18, 2010)
"Enemy: "a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent." --... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 16, 2010)
New Jersey's new Republican governor, Chris Christie, is creating a commission that will recommend what state government functions could be done better -- and cheaper --... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 11, 2010)
The Supreme Court has decided to take a case that may change the boundaries for types of speech protected by the First Amendment.
The case was brought by a Maryland... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 09, 2010)
Before Rep. Nancy Pelosi became speaker of the House, she promised during the Bush administration that if voters allowed Democrats to regain a congressional majority... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 04, 2010)
As more Americans, especially the unemployed, come to rely on government to take care of them, we risk losing our independence.
The Washington Times reports American... more
By Cal Thomas (Mar 02, 2010)
When Toyota President Akio Toyoda testified last week before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, an attitude was exposed that Rep. Dennis Kucinich... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 25, 2010)
When Republicans regain a majority in the House and Senate -- either this fall, as seems increasingly likely, or in the election following -- they must learn from their... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 23, 2010)
"I'm sorry for the things I've done.
I know that I'm the foolish one.
Now that I see who's to blame.
I'm so ashamed, I'm sorry." (The Platters,... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 18, 2010)
President Obama's appointment of Rashad Hussain, his deputy associate counsel, as special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the second largest... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 16, 2010)
Plagiarism, as defined by dictionary.com, is "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 11, 2010)
At first it seemed like a great idea. President Obama, fresh from good reviews for his appearance at the House Republican retreat two weeks ago, invited Republican leaders... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 09, 2010)
"What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it." (Georg... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 04, 2010)
In the midst of the usual glut of Super Bowl commercials with messages about beer, cars and women with impossible bosoms, on Sunday there will be one 30-second message... more
By Cal Thomas (Feb 02, 2010)
President Obama was right to converse with congressional Republicans last Friday in Baltimore. Cynics may label it as political theater, but I suspect the public... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 28, 2010)
If you live long enough in Washington you'll learn there is literally nothing new under the sun. That's why it is amusing to listen to the House "Progressive Caucus" and... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 26, 2010)
Among the interesting arguments in last week's 5-4 Supreme Court decision granting corporations First Amendment protections when making campaign contributions was the... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 21, 2010)
In his first comment following Scott Brown's stunning victory in the Massachusetts special election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, President Obama told... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 19, 2010)
RICHMOND, Va. -- After several weeks of heavy snow and sub-freezing temperatures, the sun came out and the snow began to melt in Richmond last Saturday for the inauguration... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 14, 2010)
PORSTEWART, NORTHERN IRELAND -- A familiar philosophical question goes like this: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 12, 2010)
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND -- The new year kicked-off an election campaign for prime minister of the United Kingdom with a series of soap opera events that grabbed... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 07, 2010)
The secular left -- and some self-described Christians -- criticize Brit Hume, the Fox News commentator, for suggesting that the solution to Tiger Woods' problems is a... more
By Cal Thomas (Jan 05, 2010)
Suppose Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, the Christmas Day underwear bomber, had succeeded and blown up Northwest Airlines flight 253, killing nearly 300 people on board and... more