Robert Knight

Maine land grab left over from Obama era

Buried until recently under several feet of late season snow, communities in mid- and northern Maine are seeing grass again after temperatures soared into the 70s for a couple of days and then had highs remaining in the 50s. Published April 16, 2017

Obama policies still infect the swamp

Less than three months into the Trump administration, the grand battle over the size, scope and purpose of the federal government is beginning. Published April 9, 2017

Democrats blocking Neil Gorsuch appointment

The U.S. Senate is warring over the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Republicans say he's a stellar nominee, a judicial umpire who calls balls and strikes as he sees them. Democrats, led by New York's Charles Schumer, however, say the judge is a creature of "special interests" who would slide into a base with spikes up and who deserves to be filibustered. Published April 2, 2017

Time Trump interview shows how magazine leans left

It's been a long while since I perused Time magazine, either online or in print. Published March 26, 2017

Religion freedom requires less oppressive government

On Feb. 2, at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump said, "My administration will do everything in its power to defend and protect religious liberty." Published March 19, 2017

Media bias on snooping benefits Obama over Trump

A week ago, President Trump unleashed a media firestorm when he accused former President Barack Obama in a tweet of wiretapping Trump Tower in New York. Published March 12, 2017

Democratic party resisting civility

Donald Trump's opponents, which include the entire Democratic Party, progressives of all stripes and even some wet Republicans, are mounting what they call a "resistance" movement against the new administration. Published March 5, 2017

Progressives worship at the altar of government power

Post-modern progressives, contrary to popular belief, are not irreligious. They worship at the altar of government power, lifting the chalice of "diversity" and eating the bread of "tolerance." Published February 26, 2017

Donald Trump ‘Muslim ban’ specifics sought by ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is leading the charge against President Trump's order to temporarily halt immigrants from seven Middle Eastern countries identified by the Obama administration as hotbeds of terrorism. Published February 12, 2017

Left uses violence but decries ‘speech as violence’

Anarchy takes many forms. There is street violence, like that at the University of California at Berkeley last Wednesday, a microcosm of the anti-Trump rioting all over the country. Published February 5, 2017

The media’s march toward irrelevance

As any reporter can tell you, it's far more fun to cover zany people and events than those exuding decency and restraint. The news business, like much of the entertainment media, thrives on mayhem. Published January 29, 2017

The ACLU’s Donald Trump hysteria

Now that Donald Trump has been sworn in as America's 45th president, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has hit the panic button. Published January 22, 2017

Jeff Sessions will restore justice to the Justice Department

Eric Holder and Loretta E. Lynch have been perhaps the most flagrant partisans ever to hold the office of attorney general. Published January 15, 2017

Jeff Sessions nomination the Democrats’ new war

When the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings on Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination as attorney general, it will be about a lot more than Mr. Sessions, who Democrats and their media allies began knee-capping the moment his nomination was announced in November. Published January 8, 2017

Political correctness dies hard

President-elect Donald Trump said he would get rid of political correctness (PC), and it couldn't come too soon. Published January 1, 2017

The complexity of creation

Holiday gift-buying is over, the presents are unwrapped or even returned, and not much happens in the news. One can sit back and contemplate those moments in which the Christmas spirit overcomes worldly concerns, such as an impromptu sighting of a star on a dark night and wondering what it was like 2,000 years ago in Israel. Published December 25, 2016