Robert Knight

ACLU shows bias with Montana case

In a 1981 speech before the California Peace Officers Assn., former Attorney General Ed Meese referred to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a "criminals' lobby."

June 24, 2017

Father’s Day a reminder how crucial dads are

It's Father's Day, or the day after, depending on when you read this. Statistics about the decline of fatherhood are very sobering, but I'm not here to bring readers down or to make people feel bad if they did not have or don't have a happy family life.

June 18, 2017

Bernie Sanders ruled out public service by Christians

An extraordinary exchange took place this past week amid the hysteria surrounding former FBI Director James Comey's impending testimony the next day before Congress.

June 11, 2017

Project Vote, Obama voting project, fails

That huge, sucking sound you're not hearing is a left-wing behemoth slipping down the sewer.

June 4, 2017

Privacy rights eschewed by the left

When it dawned on the media last fall that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had not issued a public statement condemning his friend, then-candidate Donald Trump, the pile-on started.

May 30, 2017

ACLU employs ex-cons to canvas voters

Not content with filing nuisance lawsuits all over the country, most of them aimed at thwarting the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is plunging into local political campaigns.

May 21, 2017

Guilty of hate until proven leftist

It's hard to say which is farther gone -- college campuses or "mainstream" media.

May 14, 2017

Philadelphia allows those in jail to vote

In the City of Brotherly Love, you can retain your voter registration no matter what crime you commit.

May 7, 2017

Political correctness silences unpopular opinions

Many years ago, I witnessed what happens when people who prevent others from speaking are not dealt with promptly.

April 30, 2017

Voter fraud oughta be a crime

Joseph Stalin is credited with observing that, "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes."

April 23, 2017

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.

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.

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.

April 2, 2017