Cal Thomas

Who is Monitoring the Debt?

From the Right / Cal Thomas / May 05, 2026

People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song “Sixteen Tons”: “Another day older and deeper in debt.”

I thought of that song as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asked Congress to approve a politics/fromtheright/calthomas/s-4089500">Read more

A Pakistani official is pictured during the arrival of the US Vice President JD Vance for US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026. US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad on April 11 for talks with Iran that the Pakistani premier hosting the warring sides called a

Do We Know Our Enemy?

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Apr 30, 2026

President Trump canceled a delegation of U.S. negotiators about to head to Islamabad for continued negotiations with Iran because it appeared no one from the Iranian regime planned to show up. It’s past time to consider whether the American side truly knows the goals of the Iranian side. Such knowledge is key to success.

In his often quoted �...Read more

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is making a statement after the cancelation of the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner after a possible shooting.(Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)

Who’s to Blame This Time?

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Apr 28, 2026

It would be amusing if it wasn’t so serious. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and several other Democrats were on weekend programs calling for a toning down of the political conversation following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. Jeffries went so far as to say we are all Americans. This after ...Read more

TOPSHOT - US President George W. Bush (L) waves with comedian Steve Bridges, who is impersonating him, at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, 29 April 2006, at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump at the Correspondents’ Dinner

From the Right / Cal Thomas / Apr 23, 2026

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is usually a predictable affair. Journalists and celebrities gather to reinforce their credentials as powerful insiders who should be the ones running the country.

This year’s dinner, to be held April 25 in Washington, is likely to be something quite different from previous gatherings of media elites. ...Read more