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

Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.

In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life.

I would rather clean than beg.

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.

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

Of course, the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not terrorists or sympathetic to terrorists. Equating all Muslims with terrorism is stupid and wrong. But acknowledging that there is a link between Islam and terror is appropriate and necessary.