Quotes from Michael J. Knowles

Ronald Reagan was the best Ronald Reagan ever, and Ronald Reagan was a cool guy. You're not Ronald Reagan. You can't run as him; you can't relive his career. You can't just have somebody else's career. You have to be you.

Modern economies rely on debt, which encourages productivity and growth. But that system of credit requires consequences for debtors who default.

For Christians, Advent reminds us why we need Christmas in the first place. It relies not only the grace of God but also the assent of Mary to the divine will.

In democratic republics such as ours, citizens rely on public criticism of ideas and people to determine national policy.

Conventional wisdom holds that the public disproportionately blames Republicans for government shutdowns. The disproportionate election of Republicans to the U.S. Senate following the Republican-led shutdown of 2013 should have put that canard to rest.

For the Left, when ideology and reality conflict, ideology must win.

Many of the environmental rules not only fail to protect the natural environment, they actually increase the damage.

People go into debt when they judge it beneficial to borrow money against their future earnings. Few can afford to buy a house outright, but many consider it worthwhile to take out a loan, which they will service and pay off over time, for the immediate privilege of living and investing in a house.

A proper criminal justice system exacts justice - that is, punishes criminals for their crimes. Rehabilitation and deterrence are worthy goals, but they are secondary to retribution.

The Right has focused on expanding economic liberty through tax cuts, free trade, and deregulation.

Shrillness is not the inevitable curse of the fairer sex.

Disbelief in the consequences of wrongdoing has coarsened our society and alienated us one from another.

As pro-life advocates continue to expose the scientific and ethical reality of abortion, we must also console the millions of Americans who carry the heavy burden of an enormous sin.

All people of goodwill object to racial hatred. But no one cares that Billy Crystal darkened his skin to portray Sammy Davis Jr.

Air travel dehydrates people.

Legacies, athletes, and favored racial minorities all receive preferential treatment from admissions committees to the exclusion of academically better-qualified students.

In 'Jesus Is King,' Kanye is free.

Are companies like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter open technology platforms or publishers with curated content? For years, Big Tech giants have tried to have it both ways, exploiting special legal protections to enrich themselves while behaving like publishers without the liabilities.

No social policy can ever eradicate evil or perfect human nature.

Socialism ruins societies because it misunderstands human nature.

A miserable politics awaits us when the irreligious rot flows downstream.

Conservatives who defend libertinism as liberty misunderstand what our Founding Fathers meant. We all love freedom. But freedom has a higher purpose, as should conservatives.

Public crises, particularly those concerning life and death, offer demagogues ample opportunity to amass more power.

Unborn babies - that is, fetuses, embryos, and even 'zygotes' - are innocent human beings.