Robert Knight
Columns by Robert Knight
ROBERT KNIGHT: Liberals support automatic voter registration, automatic fraud
If you think that the politicians who now run our government are bad, how about a system with leaders chosen by people too lazy even to register to vote? Published September 20, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Bernie Sanders’ siren song of socialism
According to the experts, much of the Millennial generation is besotted with the candidacy of Bernie Sanders. Note: Millennials are the largest voting bloc by age. Published September 13, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Kim Davis and same-sex lawlessness
If you have that sinking feeling that we're living in a period of lawlessness, you're not alone. Something is very out of whack in America. Published September 6, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Liberals view religious freedom as sex discrimination
Tie her tubes, or we'll sue you for sex discrimination, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) told a Catholic-affiliated hospital in California. Published August 30, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: A tale of two Americas
There really are two Americas. Published August 23, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Attack on election reforms
Although people in the nation's smallest state can obtain photo voter IDs with ease, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says that requiring an ID in order to vote is a hardship. Published August 16, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: IRS power abuse, political interference more than ‘bureaucratic bumbling’
Do you recall the smoke spewing in front of the fake giant head of the Wizard of Oz? The whole thing looked intimidating until Toto pulled back the nearby curtain. I was reminded of that while reading Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, explaining away the persecution of the tea parties from 2010 to 2013 by Lois Lerner and her fellow Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operatives. Published August 9, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: The real cost of federal housing initiatives
Don't look now, but a government agent with an iPad soon may be rooting around in your community, collecting racial data, plus how close your home is to a supermarket, school or bus stop. Published July 26, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Obama pushes criminal way to expand electorate
President Obama made the first visit by a sitting president to a penitentiary when he dropped in to the El Reno (Oklahoma) Federal Correctional Institution on Thursday and offered an ambitious reform agenda. Published July 19, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: The danger of a Complacent Majority
With all the calls to conservatives to give up on the culture, the only thing lacking is a drone-riding witch over the Statue of Liberty skywriting "Surrender Dorothy." Published July 12, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: ACLU religious freedom fight yields to left’s same-sex marriage empowerment
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court announced the previously unknown constitutional "right" to impose same-sex "marriage" on all 50 states, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was readying its next volley. Published July 5, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Supreme Court: Housing lawsuits charging discrimination no longer need proof
Remember when Barney Frank insisted in 2003 that "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not in a crisis," and "I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation toward subsidized housing?" Published June 28, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: New York’s ever-expanding electorate
"Start spreading the news I'm voting today " Published June 21, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: The Magna Carta’s message to the Supreme Court
Exactly 800 years after the signing of the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, the church-state question is still very much front-page news. Published June 14, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Media let liberals off the hook
I opened the front door the other day and my daughter walked in, exclaiming, "Is everyone taking crazy pills?" Published June 7, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Left’s war on police leaves communities defenseless
Since the riots over robbery suspect Michael Brown's death last summer in Ferguson, Mo., and several other deaths of black suspects, America has been awash in a "dialogue" about police and race. Published May 31, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Supreme Court gay marriage vote
As the calendar slips toward the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, there's a storm cloud hanging over America that will release its thunder in late June. Published May 24, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Playing the race card in court
There's more racism afoot in the land, and it fits the soft bigotry of lowered expectations. Published May 17, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: The ACLU’s Louisiana pursuit
At odds with anything smacking of America's religious and cultural heritage, the American Civil Liberties Union has issued a revealing series of warnings to officials about everything from the national motto to saggy pants and boys in prom dresses. Published May 14, 2015
ROBERT KNIGHT: Tom Brady’s Deflategate tests NFL message on honesty, character
Unlike the 2014 Little League World Series champs, who lost their trophy because they fielded ineligible players, the New England Patriots are not going to lose their Super Bowl rings over Deflategate. Published May 10, 2015