Robert Knight

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

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