If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

If envy were the cause of terrorism, Beverly Hills [and] Fifth Avenue ... would have become targets long ago.

Culture follows power.

Things happening around the world are affecting you and me.

Religions are vague, of course. This means that they are easy to follow -you can interpret their prescriptions as you like. but it also means that it is easy to slip up -there is always some injunction you are violating. But Islam has no religious establishment - no popes, no bishops - that can declare by fiat which is the correct interpretation. As a result, the decision to oppose the state on the grounds that is insufficiently Islamic belongs to anyone who wishes to exercise it.

I enjoy writing but I much prefer the experience of having written.