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Columns by Robert Knight

Lucia Martinez, who organized the rally, marches with others demonstrating in and around the main terminal at Portland International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Portland, Ore., to protest President Donald Trump's executive order barring nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. (Mike Zacchino/The Oregonian via AP)

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.

January 29, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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.

January 22, 2017
In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

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.

January 8, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Political correctness dies hard

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

January 1, 2017
Illustration on the wonders of creation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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.

December 25, 2016
This photo combo of images provided by Facebook demonstrates some of the new measures Facebook is taking to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. The company is focusing on the "worst of the worst" offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people's passions and preconceived notions. (Facebook via AP)

The fake war on ‘fake news’

The Democrats and their friends in the media are vigorously looking to expose "fake news" in the wake of their disastrous election defeat in November. Good for them.

December 18, 2016
Illustration on the anticipated retransformation of America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Americans can ignore liberal hysteria

I was going to write today about the ongoing, insanely angry reactions by media, academics and students to the calamity that befell them on Nov. 8. There's just so much out there.

December 4, 2016
Illustration on Liberal "tolerance" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Throwing off the PC shackles

One thing the election reinforced is that "tolerance" is the last thing progressives actually want.

November 27, 2016
Pacifying Democrats' Distress Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Foolish vows of vengeance

In the wake of Donald Trump's election, the mood on the losing side has ranged from somber mourning to hysterics, plus some furious vows to avenge Hillary Clinton's loss.

November 20, 2016
Illustration on the electoral college as abulwartk against voter fraud by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Lax election enforcement must go

It looks like Hillary Clinton will finish with slightly more popular votes than President-elect Donald Trump, who won a clear majority of Electoral votes last Tuesday.

November 13, 2016
Illustration on Maine politics byAlexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democratic Maine could break for Republicans

In the mountains of Western Maine, the leaves are only just now starting to turn, which means they're on schedule to display riotous color despite a summer drought that has lowered some lakes by more than four feet.

September 25, 2016
FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, voters cast their ballots in the Illinois primary in Hinsdale, Ill. A lawsuit is challenging Election Day voter registration in Illinois while prompting concerns from civil rights groups about voter access in the November election. The lawsuit, filed in federal court last month by the legal arm of the Illinois Policy Institute, argues that voters in all 102 counties don't have equal access to same-day registration so it should be abolished at the precinct level. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Mandatory voter registration is a bad idea

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Ohio's election reform law, but liberal courts have struck down voter photo ID laws in other states such as North Carolina and North Dakota and watered down photo ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin.

September 18, 2016