Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
Liberal claims to the moral high ground
The progressive left is in a panic over the Senate's coming confirmation vote on President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Published August 12, 2018
Public scapegoating about tweets and emails of yore happen daily
During the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong's Red Guards marched people through the streets in large dunce caps. The victims had said or done something outside the canon of Chinese Marxism. Published August 5, 2018
On the run at UVa
If Thomas Jefferson were to step out of a time machine at the University of Virginia, how would he react to the 21st-century version of his beloved creation? Published July 29, 2018
The predictability of Barack Obama
Last Tuesday in South Africa, Barack Obama gave a speech with some lines right out of a Donald Trump stemwinder. Published July 22, 2018
Living in revolutionary times
Over the weekend, in addition to being in the World Cup soccer final against tiny Croatia, France got to celebrate Bastille Day, which commemorates the July 14, 1789, storming of the infamous Paris prison. Published July 15, 2018
Liberals wrapped in hysteria hurtle toward a doomsday of their own making
Looking at the current political and cultural climate in Washington, D.C., you might get the idea that the ruling class is in the midst of a conniption. Even the walls of the National Cathedral are vibrating with weirdness — more about that later. Published July 8, 2018
Supreme Court delivers on Trump’s promises to restore the law
Remember when President Trump said we were going to win so much that we are going to get tired of it? Published July 1, 2018
If mass shootings do not qualify as markers of mental illness, the definition needs work
The mental health industry isn't what it used to be, although there are plenty of brilliant and compassionate analysts and counselors who help lots of people. Published June 24, 2018
Trend lines link child-marketed video violence with the real thing
It's apparently not enough to corrupt children by selling them moral relativism. Published June 17, 2018
Animus toward country and free market capitalism begins in elementary school
Since November 2016, the deep state and its media allies have spent considerable time and money cultivating animus toward President Trump and the Republican-led Congress among younger voters. Published June 10, 2018
Free speech is drowning on both sides of the Atlantic
Years ago, sitting in an English pub on July Fourth, my brother and I were surrounded by friendly Brits who toasted America's Independence Day. Expressing no bitterness over their former colonies' rebellion more than 200 years ago, they even jokingly joined in a chorus of "Down with the British!" Published June 3, 2018
No handy tool for gender-bending
The culture war reached into the quiet Washington, D.C., exurban town of Purcellville, Va. last week. Published May 27, 2018
Uneducated leftists discount the fate of Kellogg’s in Venezuela
In the United States, surveys show that many millennials are not merely soft on socialism but openly support it. They think capitalism benefits only the "1 percent" and no one else, despite America's matchless record of upward mobility and prosperity. Published May 20, 2018
Why the Mormon exodus from Boy Scouts is good for boys
It's official. The Mormons have finally figured out that they can't do business with the devil. Bully for them. Published May 13, 2018
Giving Trump’s accomplishments their due
I'm told by one of my favorite millennials that many of her friends have not heard anything at all positive about President Trump. Published May 6, 2018
The unreliable ‘facts’ of a fact-checking site
Snopes.com is handy at times. Published April 29, 2018
In praise of Chick-fil-A’s ‘infiltration’
Many Manhattanites apparently feel the same way as Mr. Hawkins. The handful of Chick-fil-A stores in the Big Apple attract long lines. One of them reportedly sells a chicken sandwich every six seconds. Published April 22, 2018
Trump’s newly appointed judges are restoring balance to the courts
Federal judges sit on the bench for life and can either uphold the law or rule like tyrants. This puts judicial appointments right near the top of the most important things a president can do. Published April 15, 2018
The anti-Trump media caravan rolls on
One of the most vexing aspects of daily life is the nonstop flow of anti-Trump propaganda masquerading as news analysis. That is, unless you hate Donald Trump, as most of the media clearly do. Fake news oozes from nearly every media pore, some of it more subtle than others. Published April 8, 2018
Wonders that never cease
Cynics like to claim that Christians at Easter unknowingly celebrate a pagan spring fertility rite that the church co-opted for its own purposes. Published April 1, 2018
