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Take out Iran’s nuclear facilities now
Before basketball’s 24-second rule, there was a tactic called freezing the ball. The team that was ahead would attempt to run out the clock by ...
Author: calthomas Thomasville Times-Enterprise
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Time to stamp out the post office
Better buy your “Forever” stamps now, because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced another price increase. On July 13, the cost of a first- class ...
by Cal Thomas, Monday, April 21, 2025 1:37 pm
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A heretic in the White House
For the Evangelical Christians who have given – and still give – overwhelming support to President Trump while refusing to criticize him for language and ...
by Cal Thomas, Monday, April 7, 2025 11:10 am
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Why are top universities getting federal money?
Columbia University at first appeared to have surrendered to President Trump’s demands that the New York school stop coddling antisemitic and anti-Israel demonstrators. The school ...
by Cal Thomas, Monday, March 31, 2025 9:24 am
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Due process for all, or none
President Trump is using an 18th-century law – the Alien Enemies Act– to justify the deportation of hundreds of people he says are members of a ...
by Cal Thomas, Monday, March 24, 2025 12:09 pm
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The economy: we’ve been here before
When I began investing in balanced mutual funds in 1983, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 1,190. Last Monday, despite the drop of more than ...
by Cal Thomas, Sunday, March 16, 2025 5:11 pm
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The president’s speech to Congress – and America
It was a partisan speech. It was an optimistic speech. It was a speech that laid the blame for inflation and the massive number of ...
by Cal Thomas, Sunday, March 9, 2025 7:44 pm
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A warning for President Trump
“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.” – Henry Kissinger President Trump is on a roll, claiming victory after victory against the “swamp.” Some of his decisions ...
by Cal Thomas, Monday, March 3, 2025 9:13 am
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Getting rid of real change
President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies to save money. It costs almost four cents to make one and as the ...
by Cal Thomas, Sunday, February 16, 2025 6:08 pm
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Democrats do have a message
It’s not true as has been reported that Democrats don’t have a “coherent message” and are wallowing in confusion. They DO have a message. Unfortunately ...