Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
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
ROBERT KNIGHT: Fighting words over gun control
You mean we're allowed to resist criminals or terrorists? All by ourselves? Published November 29, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Progressive left slams common-sense precautions on Syrian refugees
If, as Franklin Roosevelt said, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," we might have to redefine "fear." Published November 22, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: The folly of stoking campus racialism
Bernard Sanders has joined the campaign to shame U.S. colleges that has taken off in the wake of events at the University of Missouri, where top administrators resigned last week over allegations that they didn't do enough about racist incidents. Published November 15, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: How the media pushes its ‘super story’
Media bias is less about slanted stories than about what's covered — or not. Published November 8, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Restoring the natural family
SALT LAKE CITY -- Riding on the bright, efficient light rail through the downtown, a visitor can feel the vibes of a shifting urban environment, plus some spectacular mountains. It's a little like cruising the wide, clean streets of Disneyland, except that instead of Goofy and Mickey, you might spot a few homeless people here and there. Published November 1, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: What political correctness has wrought
If you're wondering how America and Western Europe went from marriage-centered societies to post-Christian sexual anarchy abetted by massive government growth enforced by brutal political correctness in just a few decades, let's just say it was no accident. Published October 25, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Rewriting of American history keeps guilt alive over slavery, segregation
Not a day goes by without "progressive" social engineers remaking America in their own image. Published October 18, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: ACLU campaigns to force Catholic hospitals to provide abortions
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is ramping up its campaign to use the courts to force all Catholic hospitals to provide abortions and sterilizations. Published October 11, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Ethel Rosenberg’s birthday celebration in New York
What, exactly, is a New York State of Mind? Published October 4, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Democrats using illegal immigration for political advantage
The White House has doubled down on its efforts to use massive illegal immigration for political advantage. Published September 27, 2015