We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

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

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

Idealism has devolved into madness.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

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.

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.