Politics is the only profession of which I am aware in which competence doesn’t seem to matter. One can fail miserably; one ...

It’s so easy and comfortable being a liberal. You never have to admit you’re wrong when you’re demonstrably wrong. Neither do ...

In one month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday. It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost ...

Whatever the outcome of the “deal, or no deal” scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing.

Cal Thomas Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work. One example: “A gentle answer ...

If you follow what presents itself as “reporting” these days you have likely heard about a 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis who was used as “bait” to get his father, who had abandoned him, to return so ...

I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow ...

Criticism of President Trump’s bombing campaign against the Iranian regime continues from most Democrats and a few Republicans. There was a time in America — unknown to younger generations — when once ...

At first, it didn’t sound right. Someone must have miscalculated. How could there be so much fraud that has robbed taxpayers ...

It’s only February and other than the almost nonstop coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping story, especially cable networks are obsessed with the November election, though it is more than eight ...

“What’s past is prologue” wrote William Shakespeare in “The Tempest,” a thought profound enough to be engraved on the National Archives building in Washington. As America prepares to celebrate its ...

Cal Thomas's "using religion to win votes" confirms my long-held suspicion that he is blissfully unaware of his own naiveté. He gets plenty of exposure in the West Central Tribune and, until now, I've ...