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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.
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Cal Thomas (May 15, 2012)
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- It wasn't exactly the belly of the beast Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited recently on a picture-perfect commencement day at "the... more
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Cal Thomas (May 10, 2012)
Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williams made an excellent point Monday night on "The O'Reilly Factor." Williams said the major reason President... more
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Cal Thomas (May 08, 2012)
"Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr." is another of the Harvard professor's wonderful television series for PBS. This is "must-see TV" and a more than worthy sequel... more
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Cal Thomas (May 03, 2012)
It is something of a truism that whenever the federal government steps in, costs usually rise and efficiency declines.
That is especially true when it comes to a... more
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Cal Thomas (May 01, 2012)
In the 1993 movie "Dave" the faux president (played by Kevin Kline) calls in his best friend (played by Charles Grodin) and they stay up all night balancing the federal... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 26, 2012)
"The war on terror is over," or so claims an unnamed senior State Department official, as reported by National Journal's Michael Hirsh in his recent article "The Post... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 24, 2012)
After Richard Nixon lost the 1960 presidential election to John F. Kennedy and the California governor's race two years later (when he uttered the immortal line to the media,... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 20, 2012)
Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at 82, was called "America's oldest teenager." That's not only because he looked so good late into life, but also because he carried with him... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 19, 2012)
In the 1962 Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse-Irving Berlin Broadway musical, "Mr. President," one of the songs in the production is titled "The Secret Service," which begins,... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 17, 2012)
Virtually everything said and done in a presidential election year distorts the truth, much like concave and convex mirrors in a carnival attraction alter one's true... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 12, 2012)
Most campaigns have a musical theme. Rick Santorum, who "suspended" his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, might have selected the song "The... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 10, 2012)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Here, where Titanic, the massive White Star Line luxury liner, was built -- the joke for years has been, "It was fine when it left... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 05, 2012)
Next week the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans will celebrate its 65th anniversary. I confess I did not know of its existence until I read their ad in an... more
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Cal Thomas (Apr 03, 2012)
The debate isn't new, but as the country awaits the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 29, 2012)
Politicians and presidents of both parties have occasionally suffered from open-mic syndrome, saying something when they thought the microphone was turned off they wished had... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 27, 2012)
If you watch the news in any large city you are probably desensitized to stories about crime involving young black men. Most nights there are reports about several of them... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 22, 2012)
Are there no limits on government's power, no place where it cannot go?
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former (thankfully) Republican, but in name only, has... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 20, 2012)
Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear three days of oral arguments in the healthcare lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 15, 2012)
Rick Santorum deserves credit for his impressive primary victories in Mississippi and Alabama. Newt Gingrich led us to believe he would win both states. He didn't, but he has... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 13, 2012)
You've got to hand it to Democrats and the Obama re-election campaign. Like a quarterback who looks left to draw the defense away from his intended target on the right,... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 08, 2012)
The first apology by Rush Limbaugh, posted on his website over the weekend, sounded forced, qualified, almost defensive. The second, broadcast live on his Monday show,... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 06, 2012)
"Seeing is believing" is an ancient idiom. It teaches that a dispute can often be resolved by presenting physical evidence.
Opponents of the ultrasound bill passed last... more
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Cal Thomas (Mar 01, 2012)
Most wars have a turning point that either signals the road to victory or the ditch of defeat. In Vietnam, the 1968 Tet Offensive by communist troops against South Vietnamese... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 28, 2012)
There have been many "gaps" in modern politics. There is the gender gap, the generation gap and now the God gap, which is the gulf between people who... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 23, 2012)
Pat Buchanan might have seen the end of the line coming at MSNBC when last month network president Phil Griffin commented on his latest book, "Suicide of a Superpower," by... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 21, 2012)
Black History Month honors the achievements of African Americans throughout history and that is a good thing. Unfortunately, a reliance on family and faith, which allowed... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 16, 2012)
When one writes about moral convictions, it's probably a good idea to consistently live up to them. That way people can still disagree with your convictions, but they have a... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 14, 2012)
"Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson
"The... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 09, 2012)
The Obama administration is touting the latest unemployment numbers released last week by the U.S. Department of Labor as proof its policies are working. But a closer look at... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 07, 2012)
For 60 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a nonpolitical event where speakers put aside their earthly biases and focus on a Higher Authority. Last Thursday,... more
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Cal Thomas (Feb 02, 2012)
One of several casualties of the vitriolic name-calling between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is what to do about Iran.
In interviews,... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 31, 2012)
One of the memorable slogans from the Reagan administration was "peace through strength." Reagan believed a strong defense was a safeguard against enemy attacks and the best... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 26, 2012)
Summertime is usually when TV networks air repeats of shows we've already seen. In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the president got a five-month jump on the... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 24, 2012)
A longtime conservative friend sent me an email after reading something positive I had written about Newt Gingrich: "Whoever votes (for) or supports Newt for president is out... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 19, 2012)
A group of conservative evangelical leaders met in Texas last weekend and endorsed a Roman Catholic for president. Given the history of evangelical antipathy toward the... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 17, 2012)
While most attention is focused on the presidential race and Republican hopes to oust President Obama from office, some significant steps were taken last week on issues... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 12, 2012)
Even fair-minded liberals, of which there must be a few, should acknowledge that the Saturday-Sunday "blitz" of the Republican presidential candidates by ABC and NBC... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 10, 2012)
LISBON, Portugal -- When the Republican presidential candidates tire of bashing each other, perhaps they will start addressing the expansion of radical Islam. Only Rick... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 06, 2012)
How does one measure whether a life was a success, or a failure?
Some would measure it by recognition, that is, how many knew the person's name. For others, the measure... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 05, 2012)
President Obama's decision in 2010 to cut NASA's budget and abandon the Constellation program, established by the Bush administration, which was charged with returning... more
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Cal Thomas (Jan 03, 2012)
A friend of mine hands me what looks like a business card. It says, "Don't Die Stupid." As America begins another round of voting to select the next president, or retain the... more