Robert Knight

ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama blames economics for terrorism, gives Islamist killers a pass

We can put to rest the notion that State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf committed a gaffe when she said that more jobs would keep Islamic militants from their genocidal mission. Published February 22, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama’s lies on same-sex marriage

It's been a good couple of weeks for the truth. It always is when lies are found out. Published February 15, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Endless debt ceiling hikes must stop

In 1973, National Lampoon put a dog on its cover with a gun to the animal's head. The tongue-in-cheek headline was: "If you don't buy this magazine, we'll kill this dog." Published February 8, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Same-sex marriage encounters Constitution in Alabama

Many of us have wondered how long it would be before a prominent official proclaimed that rogue federal judges, like the proverbial emperor, have no clothes and thus no authority to make up laws. Published February 1, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama’s Free Stuff Army

Fresh from offering "free" health care, "free" phones and "free" food to the masses, he's upped the bribery to "free" community college tuition and "free" child care. It's not that the Clintons oppose any of these; they just need to affect moderation in case Hillary runs for president and has to knock back boilermakers again with the good old boys in Pennsylvania taverns. Published January 25, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Political correctness censors America

The massacre in Paris by Muslim militants at the Charlie Hebdo magazine office was about much more than freedom of speech. After all, militants also killed four hostages at a Jewish market, and that was not about freedom to buy kosher food. Published January 18, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Liberal fear of Islmophobia

What do far-left organizations have in common with Islamist lobbying groups? They keep and share enemies lists — of conservatives. Published January 11, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Historic January date falls on ordinary day

The year has barely begun, and most of us are tired of hearing bad news unless it happens to liberals, as occurred in November. A look back at recent times on this date might be in order. The following are factual, up to a point. Published January 4, 2015

ROBERT KNIGHT: Police shootings, protests expose double standard of blame for haters

When it comes to assigning culpability for crimes by disturbed individuals, it depends on who the victims and perpetrators are. Published December 28, 2014

ROBERT KNIGHT: Two more chances to overturn Obamacare

Obamacare heads back to the Supreme Court. Published December 21, 2014

ROBERT KNIGHT: ACLU stops Christian charity feeding orphan children in Africa

When a local charity teamed up with a middle school in San Marcos, California, to raise money to feed orphans in Africa, they didn't expect to take any heat. But the ACLU caught wind of the project and blew it to kingdom come. In a threatening letter Nov. 20, the ACLU warned the school to stop aiding the group or face legal trouble. It's all because the charity is infected secondhand with the virus known as Christianity. Published December 14, 2014

ROBERT KNIGHT: Thomas Paine’s common sense rings true as Obama abuses authority

Given President Obama's increasingly dictatorial rule, it's a good time to dust off some thoughts on despotism by America's "forgotten founder," Thomas Paine. Published December 7, 2014

ROBERT KNIGHT: ACLU threatens school over choir performing in church

It's not enough for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to use its legal clout to halt graduation invocations or prayers before high school football games. Published November 30, 2014

ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama’s immigration order regresses America

As President Obama with a single order created what he hopes will be an eventual new electorate via millions of illegal aliens, he did not break new ground; he put America on very old and dangerous ground: government by decree. Published November 23, 2014