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US President Donald Trump reacts during a working lunch meeting of G7 members, partner countries, and artificial intelligence business leaders as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. A G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland and it will be attended by country leaders as well as the EU's foreign policy chief and ministers from Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

And Now a Word from the Other Side

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Jun 23, 2026

President Trump and Vice President Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the “Memo of Understanding” (MOU) with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That’s not what Iran believes.

Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has hailed the MOU...Read more

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures next to first lady Melania Trump during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on his 80th birthday, which the White House is calling

A Deal With the Devil

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Jun 18, 2026

President Trump’s interim peace deal with Iran, which has partially opened ...Read more

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: Demonstrators sit outside The Kennedy Center on June 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Friday marks the court-ordered deadline to remove President Donald Trump's name from the Kennedy Center. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Is Removal of Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center a Metaphor?

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Jun 16, 2026

In what could be a metaphor for things to come, workers removed President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in Washington. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the rebranding of the Kennedy Center as the "Trump Kennedy Center" violated the law, politics/fromtheright/calthomas/s-4228224">Read more

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Scott Pelley attends CBS 2013 Upfront Presentation at The Tent at Lincoln Center on May 15, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

The ‘60 Minutes’ Controversy

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Jun 11, 2026

The late broadcast journalist David Brinkley once observed: “Objectivity is impossible to normal human behavior. Rather, we should strive for fairness."

Fairness is at the heart of the ongoing shakeup at CBS News and especially at the legendary “60 ...Read more

ORONO, MAINE - MAY 24: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop held by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus on May 24, 2026 in Orono, Maine. Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee and will face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) for Maine's U.S. Senate seat in the general election. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Cal Thomas: Lessons from Graham Planter

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Jun 09, 2026

How can Graham Planter, who might win the Democratic nomination for senator from Maine in next Tuesday’s primary election ever be seriously considered for such a job, given the amount of personal baggage he carries?

The answer is we have so lowered our standards and think so little of our politicians that, as the saying used to go, anyone can...Read more