Robert Knight

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

Witchcraft goes mainstream while Christian voices pushed aside

A burgeoning market in witchcraft aimed mostly at teenage girls and young women is operating under the radar. Published July 20, 2025

Pastors should be more involved in politics, not less

Before 1954, pastors, priests and rabbis could openly endorse political parties or candidates. Published July 13, 2025

The tide has turned on transgender insanity

First, let's be clear: People confused about their sexual identity merit our compassion. Published July 6, 2025

From Iran’s comeuppance to New York’s primary, Democrats are flailing

Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities were not the only things going up in smoke last week, courtesy of American bombers sent by President Trump. Published June 29, 2025

GOP must tie all Democrats to the party’s radical policies and appointees

If you still doubt whether elections have consequences, the Supreme Court ruling on a Tennessee statute last week should clarify things. Published June 22, 2025

Believe your lying eyes about the L.A. riots

A battle of perceptions has been underway since rioting began on June 6 in Los Angeles over the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigrants. Published June 15, 2025

Critics aside, America’s 250th birthday party is taking shape

President Trump has promised a "huge" celebration next year to commemorate America's 250th birthday. Published June 8, 2025

Much of wokeness fueled by the sexual revolution

The flame of wokeness -- intolerance in the name of tolerance -- wasn't lit recently. It has been smoldering under the flag of liberalism for the past 100 years or so. Published June 1, 2025

Who’s afraid of artificial intelligence?

I confess that when seeing the constant news about artificial intelligence, my eyes tend to glaze over. Published May 25, 2025

Americans are getting wise to the left’s chicanery

The only good thing to come out of COVID-19 is the public's awakening to the fact that government officials will lie to us and the media will help them do it. Published May 18, 2025

Democrats can’t seem to give up the transgender madness

You may have heard by now that Loudoun County, Virginia, school officials are at it again. Published May 11, 2025

Rise of spirituality without religion in modern America

The death of a pope prompts much talk about spiritual matters. Published May 4, 2025

Selective due process, media hypocrisy and a rare glimpse of sanity at The Washington Post

For the past couple of weeks, aside from bashing President Trump over tariffs, the media have been fixated on an illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador. Published April 27, 2025