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Columns by Robert Knight

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
Illustration on the danger to America in the courts by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Tampering with American elections

The absence of Justice Antonin Scalia continues to be felt as the Supreme Court lurches ever leftward on key cases. Because the Court is evenly divided along ideological lines, its 4-to-4 votes leave mostly liberal lower court rulings intact.

September 4, 2016
Illustration on socialism's assault on America's societal underpinnings by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Socialism at war with marriage, family

Socialism is still in vogue, regardless of its sorry record all over the world for the last century. The Free Stuff Army is on the march, especially in the United States.

August 21, 2016
Police under Pressure from Radical Groups Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ACLU, media teach cops how to behave

As officers' families mourn the deaths of ambushed police officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge and elsewhere, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and some in the liberal media are doing their best to stir up yet more minority resentment against police.

July 24, 2016
A woman is surrounded by American flags as she rides a boat at the Lake Cherokee Annual Boat Parade in Longview, Texas Saturday, July 2, 2016. Participants in the event chose to decorate their boats in their a patriotic theme or open theme. Themed boats included the Olympics, super heroes, "Duck Dynasty" and Donald Trump. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

The great American divide

On a July 4th that fell on a Sunday a few years ago, I made a mistake. A guest speaker at a suburban Maryland church, I mounted the pulpit after a color guard had gone down the aisle with Old Glory. The congregation applauded those who had served in the armed forces. Then they settled in for what they hoped would be a Christian-themed patriotic message.

July 3, 2016