Success is creating something original and lasting-whether it is a company, a work of art, an idea or analysis that influence others, or a happy and productive family.

We have created not a Brave New World, but a vulgar marketplace, where human attributes come with a price tag.

The terrorists hide behind Allah.

When have handouts ever worked? In the United States, we learned that welfare for our own citizens not only turned into a debilitating crutch, it created a more or less permanent underclass.

The U.S. has already suffered a devastating attack on September 11, 2001, and may again become a target.

Choosing one's leaders is an affirmation that the person making the choice has inherent worth.

In fact, the U.S. military has bent over backwards to respect the religious beliefs of some very dangerous fanatics who want to kill us.