Gov. Bobby Jindal’s name is not first on most people’s list of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, but maybe we should at least start paying attention to him. If one’s political enemies are any indication of potential strength, Jindal of Louisiana may be a more formidable force than some people realize. During […]
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Cal Thomas: President’s speech lacked the proper perspective
There was a time when the 63-year-old National Prayer Breakfast was a rather mundane affair. It rarely made news. Speakers — evangelist Billy Graham spoke at most of the early ones — talked about Jesus and salvation. Presidents, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower, would follow with unremarkable comments mostly ignored or relegated to the religion […]
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Cal Thomas: No good comes from promoting division
As if we aren’t already divided enough by race, class, gender, political party, economic status and sexual orientation, the federal government is reportedly thinking about creating a new category of Americans just in time for the next census. According to the Associated Press, “The U.S. Census Bureau will test the new Middle East-North Africa classification […]
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T. Harris: Populations are at risk, for real
This is in response to Cal Thomas’ column, “Climate change: Just another snow job” (Feb. 1). Because greenhouse gas emission reduction has become the top climate change priority, an ethical tragedy is unfolding. It is the assignment of greater importance to possible climatic impacts on future generations than to those suffering today. With increasing populations […]
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Cal Thomas: Politicians cannot improve the nation’s virtue
We are one year away from the Iowa caucuses and already several Republican presidential candidates are trying to secure an advantage by talking about their faith. Before announcing his non-candidacy last Friday, Mitt Romney had indicated if he ran for a third time he intended to be more “open” about his Mormon faith. Mike Huckabee, […]
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Cal Thomas: ‘Climate change’: Just another snow job
The network meteorologists barely had time to come up for air while “forecasting” the latest snowstorm non-disaster. Politicians, fearing what might happen to their approval numbers if a blizzard hit, went on TV to announce they were taking proactive measures. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down tunnels, bridges, even the subway to […]
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Cal Thomas: GOP should go with empowerment strategy on abortion
As thousands descended on Washington last week for the annual “March for Life,” the Republican House of Representatives was busy watering down an antiabortion bill that restricted abortions after 20 weeks, except in cases of rape or incest, with exemptions allowed only after a police report had been filed. This after a small group of […]
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Cal Thomas: Winston Churchill: A man for all times
LONDON — It is an old debating point: Do the times make the man, or does the man make the times? In the case of Winston Churchill, whose death 50 years ago Saturday the British are remembering with more than nostalgia, it is both. The times in Churchill’s case were both World War I, in […]
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Cal Thomas: Republicans should offer a path to wealth
Editor’s note: This column was submitted Tuesday, before President Obama’s State of the Union address. Here’s a suggestion for Joni Ernst, the new Republican senator from Iowa, who will deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Get a chorus together and open with this old Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne number: […]
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Cal Thomas: Glad to hear that you found love, George
Social media is agog over George Clooney’s tribute to his wife, Amal, at last weekend’s Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood. Women, especially, are swooning in their tweets and Facebook postings. Said Clooney, “Listen, it’s humbling to find somebody to love, especially when you’ve been waiting your whole life, especially when your whole life is 53 […]