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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a news conference on April 29, 2026 outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. House Democrats from the Progressive Caucus spoke on camera to roll out a new affordability strategy for Americans. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

A Lesson in Economics for AOC

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow especially Americans to prosper while becoming more self-reliant and less dependent on government.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), aka AOC, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, graduated from Boston University <...Read more

Pig. Dreamstime/TCA

Feeding the Government Pig

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and I don’t mean Christmas.

It’s the time when Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) releases its annual “Congressional Pig Book Summary,” exposing some of the most outrageous, ridiculous and in many cases unconstitutional spending one can imagine. I ...Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican prior a private audience with Pope Leo XIV on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Cal Thomas: When the Pope isn’t right

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

It must be the highlight for any Roman Catholic to meet the head of his church. So it must have been last week for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a practicing Catholic.

Rubio was on more than a spiritual journey. His mission was to persuade Pope Leo XIV of the rightness, even the righteousness, of the Trump administration’s actions to ...Read more

THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA - MAY 01: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at The Villages Charter School on May 01, 2026 in The Villages, Florida. President Trump spoke about economic development, his administration's tax plan and Social Security. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

What a Credible Poll Might Llook Like

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

The headline in The Washington Post said: “Trump disapproval reaches new high, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds.” The sub headline read: “Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.”

We’ve seen ...Read more

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Who is Monitoring the Debt?

From the Right / Cal Thomas /

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

 

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