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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 /

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 /

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 /

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

America‘s 250th birthday, 4th of July, USA independence day celebration with American flag. 250 years old. Dreamstime/TCA

Cal Thomas: Will this be the unhappy American birthday?

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

In one month, the United States will observe its 250th birthday. It is shaping up more like a memorial service for a lost loved one than a party to celebrate something special. Rather than anticipating a happy occasion, America at 250 is increasingly characterized by anger, name- calling and scandals.

...Read more

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during the opening of the Metro D Line subway extension at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on May 8, 2026. The transit extension adds three new stations along Wilshire Boulevard to Beverly Hills ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with two more extensions of the rail line planned to be completed before the 2028 Summer Olympics. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Politics and Failure

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

Politics is the only profession of which I am aware in which competence doesn’t seem to matter. One can fail miserably; one can be corrupt and one can get away with crimes that if committed by someone outside of elective office, arrest, prosecution and a stint in jail would be the result. Yet politics/fromtheright/calthomas/s-4217423">Read more

 

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