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Columns by Robert Knight

Illustration on blocking social media "trolls" by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trolls abuse First Amendment on social media

Several Republican governors have joined President Trump in an exclusive but growing club: They are being sued by left-wing organizations for removing persistent critics from their Facebook or Twitter pages.

August 13, 2017
ACLU Legal and Policy director Rebecca Robertson talks during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

ACLU attacks election integrity

If you don't think the Left is terrified by the prospect of clean voter rolls, you might not have heard about the latest ploy by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

July 16, 2017
ACLU Legal and Policy director Rebecca Robertson talks during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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
Roman Bellis, 4, and his dad, Dana Bellis, Millersburg, Pa., wear "Best. Dad. Ever." and "Best. Kid. Ever." shirts at the 67th annual Father's Day Breakfast at Valley View Park in Valley View, Pa., Sunday, June 18, 2017. The breakfast is sponsored by the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church's men's Bible class. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)

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
In this Sunday, May 21, 2017 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, from left to right, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King Salman, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump, visit a new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

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
Illustration on imprisoned felons on the voter rolls by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times

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
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (Associated Press) **FILE**

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
Illustration on Federal conservation efforts in Maine by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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
With Neil Gorsuch confirmed to the Supreme Court Friday, President Trump now turns his attention to over 100 other lower court vacancies. (Associated Press)

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