Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
ROBERT KNIGHT: Knocking a meme out of the park
Media narratives can last for years, especially if contradictory evidence is suppressed or ignored. Published April 24, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama presides over power grabs
Barack Obama has about nine months left as president, and his administration is working overtime to abuse current regulatory machinery and create new rules that will "transform" America beyond recognition without any say by Congress. Published April 17, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: When a ‘progressive’ culture falters
With spring in the air, it's time to take a fresh look at the insanity around us. If the birds and the bees were acting as crazy as humans, they'd be flying in circles and crashing into trees. Published April 10, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: When ‘progressive’ censorship strikes
Horror of horrors. Published April 3, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Rallying against freedom of speech
We are in a very strange, disturbing election season in which the loudest voices are magnified by instant reporting all around us. Published March 20, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Democratic socialism cannot work in America
Ever wonder how Bernie Sanders' brand of "democratic socialism" differs from socialism in general, which has wreaked havoc all over the world? Published March 13, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Media should share good news of baseball
Ever wonder why the news is so depressing? Except for a rare human interest story or a scientific breakthrough, the news is rife with crime, economic misery, terrorism, war, cultural insanity, pathos and political posturing. Published March 6, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Americans push back against welfare tidal wave
Does it seem to you as if America is in a desperate race? Published February 28, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Southern Poverty Law Center’s war on conservatives
What do most Republican presidential candidates have in common with dozens of Christian, pro-family and patriotic organizations? Published February 21, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Embracing the socialist
New Hampshire, whose state motto is "live free or die," was once home to hardy souls like Robert Frost, whose Christian-inspired poems about nature's wonders contain glimpses of eternity. Now the Granite State is the least religious in America. Published February 14, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Keeping a lid on the truth about Socialism
When Sen. Bernie Sanders came within a few coin flips of beating Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucuses, it signaled the Democratic Party's astounding march toward an outright embrace of socialism. Published February 7, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Martian family values
Holed up during the Blizzard of 2016, I was a grateful recipient of our DVD-collecting neighbor's brand new copy of the Matt Damon film "The Martian." Published January 31, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: ACLU tries to mute religious voices
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." Published January 24, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: The servile media in Obama’s America
At my very first reporting job, the editor had a banner above the newsroom that quoted humorist Finley Peter Dunne's admonition to newspapers to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Published January 17, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Kicking God out of school
Glenview Elementary School in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, was already far along the safe road to political correctness. Published January 10, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Stopping the Christian holocaust
When is genocide not genocide? Published January 3, 2016
ROBERT KNIGHT: Setting things right
"Low Prices Fail to Spark Growth," a recent headline in the Wall Street Journal said. Published December 27, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Rahm Emanuel facing insurrection in Chicago
The Clintons and their cronies have an amazing track record for surviving scandal, but it's being tested mightily in Chicago. Published December 20, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Liberalism’s false choices
Are you as tired as I am of false choices? Published December 13, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Waging secular jihad against prayer and guns
It was stunning -- and revealing. Published December 6, 2015