Originally published in the New York Daily News, July 23, 2010: Rick Lazio, the gubernatorial candidate from Suffolk County, doesn’t like it. Sarah Palin, though not exactly a New Yorker, has resoundingly “refudiated” it. More importantly, plenty of ordinary citizens vocally oppose the establishment of a Muslim community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site. But no matter how offensive their presence may … Continue reading “New York Daily News”: Why the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Belongs in Lower Manhattan

  Originally published Nov. 20, 2015 in the Washington Post: On Oct. 19, 2008, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and secretary of state Colin Powell went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to endorse Barack Obama for president. Troubled by accusations that Obama was secretly a Muslim, Powell asked the obvious question: “What if he is?” One reason Powell was so bothered by the suggestion … Continue reading “Washington Post”: There are far more Muslims ready to fight for the West than against it