Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
Self-appointed cultural masters want to make a religion out of sameness
The conceit of our age is that we can alter reality at a whim. We're really that smart and powerful. We not only can control the planet's weather, but we can defy God's essential design for life, reflected in nature and cultures trillions of times a day. Published June 23, 2019
Destroying a life in the womb has nothing to do with ‘reproductive health’
We are awash in weasel words, that is, euphemisms meant to distract us from reality. The most obvious ones are replacing homosexuality with "gay," taxes with "revenue," spending with "investments," sexual confusion with "gender identity" and abortion with "choice." Actually, abortion has a whole set of weasel terms. Published June 16, 2019
Washington, D.C., the Democrats who run District push for statehood and a loopy agenda
Here in the Swamp, local Democrats are rattling the cage for statehood. They want to make the 61.4-square-mile District of Columbia the 51st state, right up there with Virginia, Alaska and California. Even the smallest state, Rhode Island, has 1,212 square miles, about half the size of Joe Biden's Delaware. Published June 9, 2019
Since Mueller didn’t explicitly condemn Trump, Democrats are treating it like an indictment
Special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year-long fishing expedition found no evidence of the Trump campaign colluding with Russians. So why is Mr. Mueller now hinting that Mr. Trump is somehow guilty after all? Published June 2, 2019
Rejecting the Marxist version of the Constitution
The first rule of any Marxist revolution is that rules are fine if they advance the cause or cripple opponents. The rules can be discarded the minute they get in the way. Published May 26, 2019
The Equality Act would turn America upside down
Democrats in the House are celebrating Friday's passage of the Equality Act, a misnamed legal jackhammer that would add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to federal civil rights law. Published May 19, 2019
Conservatives punished, censored online for violating political correctness
Brian Sims is having his 15 minutes of fame -- or notoriety, depending on your point of view. Published May 12, 2019
The 22 declared candidates for president lean far to the left
Adults in the Democratic Party, who seem like flustered parents at an out-of-control toddler birthday bash, have been warning about the public's perception of them. Published May 5, 2019
The left’s vision of America is a country that is constantly brawling
Kate Smith, famous for "God Bless America," has become the latest American to be jammed down the memory hole. Published April 28, 2019
Co-opting Jesus Christ for unholy purposes
At Easter, the question is often raised: Who is Jesus? Published April 21, 2019
In Maine, the weather lets you know who’s boss, and awakens the call of poetry
So, we left springtime behind -- Northern Virginia's 70-degree weather and cherry trees in their full glory -- to drive to Maine, where weather lets you know who's boss. Published April 14, 2019
The Southern Poverty Law Center is ensnared in a scandal that threatens its survival
It appears that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is having a long overdue comeuppance. Published April 7, 2019
How Democrats try to make elections obsolete
With a fraudulent Russian collusion claim no longer in their hip pocket, Democrats are still optimistic about recapturing the White House and the U.S. Senate in 2020. Published March 31, 2019
Threading a way through media madness
Like many right-thinking Americans, I expect "mainstream" media to keep topping themselves in overt bias or absurdity or both. They rarely disappoint. Published March 24, 2019
The ‘cowboy way’ is the latest target of political correctness that replaces grit with wimpery
In 1949, as part of its "Riders in the Sky" promotion, a film studio released Gene Autry's 10-sentence Cowboy Code. Published March 17, 2019
Grateful for spring and other things
The warm winds of spring have begun, at least in the Mid-Atlantic region. Migrating birds and butterflies are fluttering into newly leafy trees and bushes before heading farther North. Published March 10, 2019
Why the Green New Deal should be painted red
People keep talking about how much Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Green New Deal" would cost. Published March 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders reveals his radical inclinations over and over again
So, it's come to this: One of America's major parties is in the grip of a crazy old communist -- Bernie Sanders, 77 -- and a crazy young communist -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29. Published February 24, 2019
Misreading the Covington teens in MAGA hats
News reporting is the first draft of history. It needs to be revised when details emerge that give an entirely different picture. Published February 17, 2019
The phoniness of the left is on abundant display
Years ago, like many college students, I flirted with left-wing politics before life delivered enough lessons to set me straight. Published February 10, 2019
