Social peace requires reciprocity.

Idealism has devolved into madness.

The extremes to which Western elites will go to avoid blaming radical Islam for terrorism cripples our efforts to protect innocent Muslims. Terrified of offending butchers, we insist that we're the bigots, not them. We make excuses for monsters.

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me.

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.