Cal Thomas

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Alex Salmond (R) First Minister of Scotland and Alistair Darling, chairman of Better Together, took part in a debate Monday in Glasgow, Scotland. (Getty images/Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland’s future hangs in balance

Cal Thomas · August 27, 2014 11:15 pm

Muslims pray during the Eid al Fitr prayer marking the end of the Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Exhibition Center of the Parc Chanot, in Marseille, southern France, Monday, July 28, 2014. France has seen its Muslim population explode to more than 8 million, and it is growing, according to the Gatestone Institute. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

What will U.S. do if ISIS attacks again?

Cal Thomas · August 25, 2014 9:00 pm

Iraq Shiite fighters make their way to the front line to fight militants from the extremist Islamic State group in Jurf al-Sakhar, 43 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug 18, 2014. (AP Photo/ Hadi MIzban)

When fighting the Islamic State, fight to win

Cal Thomas · August 20, 2014 9:55 pm

Police stand guard near protestors Monday, in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb where police have used riot gear and tear gas. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

‘Theater of the absurd’ in Ferguson

Cal Thomas · August 19, 2014 12:53 pm

The comedy and tragedy of Robin Williams

The comedy and tragedy of Robin Williams

Cal Thomas · August 13, 2014 9:13 pm

A U.S. F/A-18 fighter jet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Persian Gulf, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. U.S. military officials say American fighter aircraft struck and destroyed several vehicles Sunday that were part of an Islamic State group convoy moving to attack Kurdish forces defending the northeastern Iraqi city of Irbil. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Whatever it takes to defeat the Islamic State must be done now

Cal Thomas · August 11, 2014 9:00 pm

President Richard Nixon points to the transcripts of the White House tapes after he announced during a nationally-televised speech that he would turn over the transcripts to House impeachment investigators. (AP)

Historians will be kicking Richard Nixon’s legacy around for another 40 years

Cal Thomas · August 6, 2014 9:00 pm

The philosophical battle continues between those who think government does a better job of spending other people's money (surely a discredited notion given the record of government misspending) and money earners who believe smaller government is better for both government and the governed.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

People, not politicians, improve world economies

Cal Thomas · August 4, 2014 9:18 pm

People walk in the World War I special exhibition '14 - People - War' during the press preview in Dresden, Germany, on Wednesday. (AP/Jens Meyer)

World War I: The war that didn’t end all wars

Cal Thomas · July 30, 2014 9:00 pm

Is Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ a portent of what might be?

Is Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ a portent of what might be?

Cal Thomas · July 28, 2014 9:00 pm

Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a news conference in the Governor's press room, Monday, July 21, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

On immigration, Texas Gov. Rick Perry leads while Obama raises funds

Cal Thomas · July 23, 2014 9:49 pm

Major newspaper editorials condemned Hamas, but their condemnation was hedged by calls for "restraint" on "both sides" and "proportionality" in Israel's response to the attacks. (AP Photo)

The best way to help Palestinians is to stop helping terrorists

Cal Thomas · July 21, 2014 9:00 pm