Cal Thomas
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GOP must fight the fudge with real numbersFeb 09, 2012 4:00 am - 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 lo...
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Weakness is an invitation to warFeb 01, 2012 4:00 am - 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 ...
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Finding the right candidate is complicatedJan 26, 2012 4:00 am - 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 i...
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Three conservative victoriesJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - 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 ...
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My brother’s valuable, successful lifeJan 10, 2012 4:02 am - 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 ...
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The Justice Department’s identity problemJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - Is there, or should there ever be, a point when a state is no longer penalized for its discriminatory past? Not according to the Department of Justice, which has rejecte...
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As this end nears, guard your checkbookDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - According to the Mayan “long count” calendar, the final day on Earth is less than a year away, on Dec. 21, 2012. While we wait to see if that apocalypse occurs, a more r...
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Remember the grieving at ChristmasDec 25, 2011 4:00 am - “There’s a grief that can’t be spoken. There’s a pain goes on and on. Empty chairs at empty tables Now my friends are dead and gone.” -- Marius, from the musical “Les Mi...
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Too many promises, too little doneDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - President Obama doesn’t suffer from amnesia, but apparently he hopes the public does. In his latest in a series of interviews on “60 Minutes,” the president took positio...
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Strategies for a front-runnerDec 14, 2011 4:00 am - For weeks the media have complained that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been shielded from probing interviews. The criticism is valid. With the except...