Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
Philadelphia allows those in jail to vote
In the City of Brotherly Love, you can retain your voter registration no matter what crime you commit. Published May 7, 2017
Political correctness silences unpopular opinions
Many years ago, I witnessed what happens when people who prevent others from speaking are not dealt with promptly. Published April 30, 2017
Voter fraud oughta be a crime
Joseph Stalin is credited with observing that, "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." Published April 23, 2017
Maine land grab left over from Obama era
Buried until recently under several feet of late season snow, communities in mid- and northern Maine are seeing grass again after temperatures soared into the 70s for a couple of days and then had highs remaining in the 50s. Published April 16, 2017
Obama policies still infect the swamp
Less than three months into the Trump administration, the grand battle over the size, scope and purpose of the federal government is beginning. Published April 9, 2017
Democrats blocking Neil Gorsuch appointment
The U.S. Senate is warring over the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Republicans say he's a stellar nominee, a judicial umpire who calls balls and strikes as he sees them. Democrats, led by New York's Charles Schumer, however, say the judge is a creature of "special interests" who would slide into a base with spikes up and who deserves to be filibustered. Published April 2, 2017
Time Trump interview shows how magazine leans left
It's been a long while since I perused Time magazine, either online or in print. Published March 26, 2017
Religion freedom requires less oppressive government
On Feb. 2, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump said, "My administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty." Published March 19, 2017
Media bias on snooping benefits Obama over Trump
A week ago, President Trump unleashed a media firestorm when he accused former President Barack Obama in a tweet of wiretapping Trump Tower in New York. Published March 12, 2017
Democratic party resisting civility
Donald Trump's opponents, which include the entire Democratic Party, progressives of all stripes and even some wet Republicans, are mounting what they call a "resistance" movement against the new administration. Published March 5, 2017
Progressives worship at the altar of government power
Post-modern progressives, contrary to popular belief, are not irreligious. They worship at the altar of government power, lifting the chalice of "diversity" and eating the bread of "tolerance." Published February 26, 2017
Donald Trump ‘Muslim ban’ specifics sought by ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is leading the charge against President Trump's order to temporarily halt immigrants from seven Middle Eastern countries identified by the Obama administration as hotbeds of terrorism. Published February 12, 2017
Left uses violence but decries ‘speech as violence’
Anarchy takes many forms. There is street violence, like that at the University of California at Berkeley last Wednesday, a microcosm of the anti-Trump rioting all over the country. Published February 5, 2017
The media’s march toward irrelevance
As any reporter can tell you, it's far more fun to cover zany people and events than those exuding decency and restraint. The news business, like much of the entertainment media, thrives on mayhem. Published January 29, 2017
The ACLU’s Donald Trump hysteria
Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as America's 45th president, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has hit the panic button. Published January 22, 2017
Jeff Sessions will restore justice to the Justice Department
Eric Holder and Loretta E. Lynch have been perhaps the most flagrant partisans ever to hold the office of attorney general. Published January 15, 2017
Jeff Sessions nomination the Democrats’ new war
When the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings on Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination as attorney general, it will be about a lot more than Mr. Sessions, who Democrats and their media allies began knee-capping the moment his nomination was announced in November. Published January 8, 2017
Political correctness dies hard
President-elect Donald Trump said he would get rid of political correctness (PC), and it couldn't come too soon. Published January 1, 2017
The complexity of creation
Holiday gift-buying is over, the presents are unwrapped or even returned, and not much happens in the news. One can sit back and contemplate those moments in which the Christmas spirit overcomes worldly concerns, such as an impromptu sighting of a star on a dark night and wondering what it was like 2,000 years ago in Israel. Published December 25, 2016
The fake war on ‘fake news’
The Democrats and their friends in the media are vigorously looking to expose "fake news" in the wake of their disastrous election defeat in November. Good for them. Published December 18, 2016
