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Columns by Robert Knight

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13 good things that happened in 2025

This past year has been rough in some respects, but there's been a lot of good happening, too. Here are 13 things worth celebrating.

December 28, 2025
Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church's school in response to a reported mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

How fear of phobias skews reality

After the Twin Towers fell in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people, a recurring theme was the fear of "Islamophobia."

August 31, 2025
James Dobson illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

A giant’s passing: James Dobson, RIP

Years ago, when I was an editor at the Los Angeles Times, I learned just how out of touch the media were with the growing evangelical Christian world.

August 24, 2025