Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
Addicted to devices: This is your brain on digital screens
Our brains, a growing body of research shows, are sitting ducks for the stimuli found on cellphones, social media and computer screens, making us want even more. Published December 7, 2025
Blessing or curse, cellphones have been a game changer
Yet you don't have to be a Christian to question whether smartphones have been a blessing or a curse. Clearly, they are both. Published November 30, 2025
Democrats weaponize civil disobedience to silence opposition
The rightness or wrongness of acts of civil disobedience is in the mind of the beholder. Published November 23, 2025
Where’s the violence? Look to the left
We keep being told that both sides of America's political divide are equally culpable for violent rhetoric and violent acts. It's a lie. Published November 16, 2025
2025 elections: Wake-up call for Republicans, warning to Democrats
Jim Treacher, a prolific blogger, posted one of the best comments following last week's Democratic blowout win in the off-year elections. Published November 9, 2025
Step aside, Wikipedia; it’s Grok to the future
Wikipedia is still an amazing tool for quick fact-checking, but it has long been known for its leftist bias. Published November 2, 2025
Artificial intelligence turns from marvel to menace
Well, that didn't take long. Many people have been wondering when artificial intelligence would jump the tracks and become a malevolent force. Published October 26, 2025
Holding Venezuela and the narco-enabling nations accountable
Democrats are furious that President Trump has sent U.S. military forces to sink at least five drug boats from Venezuela over the past few weeks. Published October 19, 2025
Virginia governor’s debate exposes the left’s immoral standards
America's culture war was on full display Thursday night during a debate featuring Virginia's gubernatorial candidates: Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Published October 12, 2025
Liberals’ politicization of everything exposes their contempt for faith and American traditions
Contracted in adolescence, liberalitis is a mental block against reality that usually fades in most people with the passing of time. Published October 5, 2025
‘Witchy Wednesday’ shows moral drift in public schools
This month, officials in an Orlando, Florida, school district cancelled a weekly high school video public address program called "Witchy Wednesday." Published September 28, 2025
Democrats hold a weaker hand but still have the government shutdown ace
As Washington convulses into yet another budget drama, Democrats are busily assembling their "Washington Monument Game." Published September 21, 2025
Democrats’ moderately liberal mask slipping off
Democrats pose as moderates but embrace socialism. What it means for America's future. Published September 14, 2025
Leftists in Britain and America have no respect for free speech
The fight for freedom of speech knows no borders. Published September 7, 2025
How fear of phobias skews reality
After the Twin Towers fell in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people, a recurring theme was the fear of "Islamophobia." Published August 31, 2025
A giant’s passing: James Dobson, RIP
Years ago, when I was an editor at the Los Angeles Times, I learned just how out of touch the media were with the growing evangelical Christian world. Published August 24, 2025
Democrats push ‘free stuff’ agenda as welfare dependency and mass immigration threaten America
The Democrats' "free stuff army" has stopped growing, just in time. Maybe. Published August 17, 2025
A Rocky Mountain high in Idaho and thoughts about flying
My wife and I recently took a weeklong trip to northern Idaho, a magical land of lakes and mountains just below Canada in the panhandle between Washington and Montana. Published August 10, 2025
The Washington Post’s ‘fact checker’ Glenn Kessler finally throws in the towel
On Thursday, Glenn Kessler, the official "fact checker" columnist for The Washington Post since 2011 and a Post employee for 27 years, stepped down in an employee buyout. Published August 3, 2025
Daring to call out Obama officials’ ‘treasonous conspiracy’
A conspiracy theory is something "that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators," according to Merriam-Webster. Published July 27, 2025
