Political Pundits Cal Thomas and Juan Williams Speak at SIU-Edwardsville

In this season of political unrest, two noted pundits came to speak at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville on Tuesday.  Cal Thomas and Juan Williams gave a presentation titled, "Crossroads: A Conversation About America's Future". 

The discussion was sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences Arts & Issues program.  It was held at 7:30 p.m in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.  

The pair talked about the polarization in U.S. politics and failings of the system as a whole.  There was great banter back and forth with Thomas and Williams coming from opposite sides of the spectrum. 

Thomas is well known to the masses as a panel member on the Fox News show "Watch".  He has been with the network in some capacity since 1987.

In addition, Thomas is co-writer of the USA Today forum page Common Ground.  As an op-ed columnist, he is syndicated in more than 500 newspapers. 

Thomas is the author of ten different books.  In the past, he worked for NBC News and was also an award-winning host for CBNC.  

Williams has been a Fox News analyst since 1997.  He has been a co-host on "The Five" and a regular fill-in on "The O'Reilly Factor".  

At NPR, Williams served as a senior national correspondent for ten years.  He also had a 23-year tenure at The Washington Post and covered every major political campaign from 1980-2000.

Williams has written six books, including the bestseller, "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965.  He is an Emmy-winning documentarian as well.  

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