The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised.

If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well.

We have to start with the little babies who are born now, socialize them in freedom and critical thinking. We don't have to throw away their faith. People confuse the two, thinking if you are enlightened that means apostasy. It doesn't.

My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you.

In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The liberal psyche wants to protect minorities, to apologize for imperialism, colonialism, slavery, and the appalling treatment of black people during the civil rights movement. At the same time, they want to continue to defend the rights of individuals.

You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity for any cognitive dissonance.