Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
KNIGHT: Nevada pushes back against the federal leviathan
Anyone worried about the rapidly growing power of the federal government under President Obama and the militarization of federal law enforcers had to take heart last week. Published April 18, 2014
KNIGHT: Collecting taxes and conservative scalps, IRS-style
Like a creek gushing in springtime, the trickle of Internal Revenue Service corruption is becoming a steady current. Published April 11, 2014
KNIGHT: Recovering the meaning of marriage
The stage is being set for the U.S. Supreme Court to manufacture a "right" to homosexual "marriage" in the Constitution. Published April 4, 2014
KNIGHT: Vote fraud as ‘payback time’
Melowese Richardson is the poster girl for vote fraud. Published March 28, 2014
KNIGHT: The ACLU’s warped view of puppy mills and abortion clinics
When it comes to free speech, the American Civil Liberties Union has a soft spot for animal rights protesters, but not necessarily people who advocate for human life. Published March 27, 2014
KNIGHT: How a telecommunications giant aids sex trafficking
In 1865, following the most costly war in America's history, the 13th Amendment abolished the odious institution of slavery in the United States. Published March 21, 2014
KNIGHT: Resistance in the age of bullying
I don't know about you, but I'm hearing more and more from people around the country who are terrified about where the nation is headed. Published March 14, 2014
KNIGHT: ACLU sings harmony with violent lyricist
In a case of attempted murder headed for the New Jersey Supreme Court, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants violent lyrics written by the accused to be protected as "free speech" and barred from the courtroom. Published March 13, 2014
KNIGHT: Riding the rails to insolvency at high speed
The Federal Transit Administration says in a new report that the light-rail "Purple Line" expanding Washington, D.C.'s rail system further into the Maryland suburbs will cost $1 billion more than originally estimated. Published March 7, 2014
KNIGHT: The lies behind Obamacare
Harry Reid doesn't think there's anything wrong with Obamacare that a few more lies won't fix. Published February 28, 2014
KNIGHT: The unenviable role of liberal apologist for Obama policies
It's getting harder every day to be a liberal. Published February 21, 2014
KNIGHT: Using the IRS to disarm Tea Party and other political enemies
When President Obama during a Super Bowl interview with Bill O'Reilly blamed Fox News for problems caused by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal, he sent an unmistakable signal to his base and his media allies: I will shoot the messenger, and so should you. Published February 19, 2014
KNIGHT: When you give liberals the Oval Office
On Presidents Day, we honor those men who helped start and guide our nation. Their leadership got us through the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two world wars and the Cold War. Published February 14, 2014
KNIGHT: Bully EPA’s air rules over all
With breathtaking mountains, constant wind and a tiny carbon footprint, Wyoming has some of the prettiest scenery and cleanest air in the nation. Published February 10, 2014
KNIGHT: The ACLU’s deadly prescription for addiction
Drug overdoses are in the news again with the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman. The 46-year-old actor was found dead on Sunday in his Manhattan office-apartment of an apparent drug overdose. Published February 6, 2014
KNIGHT: Obama liberals expand government to fill hole left by declining morals
The trouble with liberals is not just that they eventually run out of other people's money, as Margaret Thatcher observed. It's that they find new ways every day to project their own dysfunctional worldview on the rest of us. Published January 31, 2014
KNIGHT: For Democrats, scorched-earth politics is war by other means
On Thursday, the FBI announced an indictment of Dinesh D'Souza, maker of the hit documentary "2016: Obama's America," in what appears to be a Hugo Chavez-style payback. Published January 24, 2014
KNIGHT: National Cathedral goes off the deep end with tai chi and yoga in the nave
The Episcopal Church-run National Cathedral in Northwest Washington, D.C., has hosted many events in its storied history, from Martin Luther King's final Sunday sermon before his assassination, to U.S. presidents' state funerals. Published January 17, 2014
KNIGHT: Supreme Court to decide if abortion buffer zones violate pro-life free speech
Members of American Civil Liberties Union like to bill themselves as the ultimate protectors of the First Amendment, defending hard-core pornography as "free speech" and even the possession of child pornography. Go ahead, ask them. They only oppose the "production" of that demonic product. Published January 14, 2014
KNIGHT: Playing the satanic game of ‘equality’
Last week, the New York-based Satanic Temple garnered a lot of free publicity by releasing a drawing of a proposed statue of Satan at the Oklahoma state Capitol to be placed near a Ten Commandments monument. Published January 12, 2014
