Robert Knight

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

KNIGHT: Lies, lies and more presidential lies

One bad thing about our media-mad age is that it's difficult to keep up with all the lies we're being told by our government. The good news is that falsehoods don't have the legs they once had. Published January 5, 2014

KNIGHT: Capital dysfunction

Baseball and football fans know that when coaches chew out umpires and referees, there's little chance that the questionable call will be overturned — especially in baseball. In many cases, though, that's not the intent. The idea is to intimidate the umpire into giving them a better call the next time around. Published December 15, 2013

KNIGHT: In a class by themselves

Years ago, when I was writing a book called "The Age of Consent," about moral relativism, I was warned by a book agent that it wouldn't fly with New York publishers. Published December 8, 2013

KNIGHT: Can the ACLU force Catholic hospitals to perform abortions?

Why such hatred toward America's freedom of religion? Published December 5, 2013

KNIGHT: Pushing the ‘nuclear option’ button

Now, President Obama can nominate the Three Stooges to the federal bench if he wants, and get away with it. Published November 24, 2013

KNIGHT: Feeling the pain and assigning the blame

When Bill Clinton jumps off the bus over embarrassing prevarications, you know it's getting serious. Published November 17, 2013

KNIGHT: A ban on the faith-based workplace

Only morality-free behavior would be allowed Published November 10, 2013

KNIGHT: Democrats’ single message: Proclaim sanity is ‘extremism’

Since when is fighting higher taxes and socialized medicine — or defending traditional values and fair elections "dangerous?" Published November 3, 2013

KNIGHT: ACLU to New York cops: Drop dead

The price of security includes harassment from the sensitivity police Published October 27, 2013

KNIGHT: Letting no crisis go to waste

Where others see a calamity, Obama sees golden opportunity Published October 20, 2013

KNIGHT: Jimmy Carter’s change of heart

With the media giving 24/7 coverage to the federal shutdown and debt-ceiling standoff, other important news is slipping under the radar. Published October 13, 2013