Articles by Robert Knight
When Boys Must Be Girls, and Vice Versa
By Robert Knight   |   05.22.14
If you ever start hoping that the Left will leave the rest of us alone, move on, because that’s not going to happen. At the heart of the Founders’ vision for America was the idea of decentralized power, whereby people...
Dreams of an America with Only One Worldview
By Robert Knight   |   05.08.14
It’s hard to think of a more dangerous threat to First Amendment freedoms than the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) scheme a few months ago to station government “researchers” in newsrooms. It had all the makings of a 1984-style intimidation of...
Banning Free Speech Until the Cows Come Home
By Robert Knight   |   04.29.14
It’s hard to think of a more dangerous threat to First Amendment freedoms than the Federal Communications Commission’s scheme a few months ago to station government “researchers” in newsrooms. It had all the makings of “1984”-style intimidation of journalists, and...
How Verizon Aids Sex Trafficking
By Robert Knight   |   03.28.14
In 1865, following the most costly war in America’s history, the 13th Amendment abolished the odious institution of slavery in the United States. Why, then, is telecommunications giant Verizon providing an outlet for the products of the modern-day slavery of...
The Whopper Industry
By Robert Knight   |   03.07.14
If the prevaricating Harry Reid, Joe Biden, and Susan Rice have demonstrated anything, it’s that the ruling elite have no qualms about using shockingly obvious lies in pursuit of fundamentally transforming America. U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) doesn’t think there’s...
If You Give a Liberal the Oval Office …
By Robert Knight   |   02.19.14
The Obama administration has answered the question of what happens when you give liberals the Oval Office – and it’s not pretty or even a bit funny. You know that clever ad by a satellite dish company that shows what...
Obama’s Wicked Marriage Proposal
By Robert Knight   |   05.14.12
After having done everything in his power to undermine marriage, President Obama has come out of the closet, so to speak, with his announcement that he’s now for brideless or groomless “marriage.” But he didn’t come out alone. He brought Jesus with him, citing Christ as his inspiration for directly attacking God’s moral order.
Truth in Labeling for Former ‘Conservatives’ — Gay Rights’ Agenda is Liberal Trojan Horse
By Robert Knight   |   07.08.10
As a longtime conservative, I believe in building coalitions. We can’t agree on everything, and it doesn’t help the cause to concentrate on areas of disagreement. That said, when someone throws a brick through a church window, it’s absurd to...
How to Defend an Indefensible “Safe Schools Czar”
By Robert Knight   |   12.17.09
What do you do if you’re caught in something shocking, inexcusable and even criminal? You divert attention by getting someone to attack the messenger: “Don’t look at this stuff! Look over there!” And so, amid the growing scandal surrounding President...
Robert Knight
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Robert Knight

Robert Knight is a former Los Angeles Times news editor and writer and was a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He is a regular weekly columnist for The Washington Times, Townhall.com, OneNewsNow.com and others. He has been published by the Wall Street Journal, National Review, the Christian Post, AmericanThinker.com, DailyCaller.com and many others. He has appeared on nearly all major radio and TV news and talk programs.

Robert was a journalist for 15 years, including seven at the Los Angeles Times. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Political Science from American University. Mr. Knight, who is a writer for the Timothy Plan and a Senior Fellow for STAND (Staying True to America’s National Destiny), has held senior positions at the American Civil Rights Union, the Family Research Council, the Culture & Family Institute at Concerned Women for America, the Heritage Foundation, Coral Ridge Ministries, and the Media Research Center.

He wrote and directed the documentary videos “The Children of Table 34,” about sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, and “Hidden Truth: What You Deserve to Know about Abortion.” His first book, “The Age of Consent,” was a Main Selection of the Conservative Book Club.

He has co-authored three books and written 10, including “Liberty on the Brink: How the Left Plans to Steal Your Vote” (D. James Kennedy Ministries, 2020) and “The Coming Communist Wave: What Happens If the Left Captures All Three Branches of Government” (D. James Kennedy Ministries, 2020) .

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