David J. Rusin is a Philadelphia-based editor for Pajamas Media. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Those who assume young men who choose the military don't have what it takes to succeed in other areas haven't heard of the remarkable servicemen from Chaminade High School.
The emergent phenomenon of Muslim men taking multiple wives should be a cause for worry in the Western world, warns David J. Rusin.
Given the history of Islamist violence directed at European artists, writes David Rusin, their fear of critiquing Islam is justifiable. However, the current level of self-censorship is deeply problematic. "Their eagerness to assume the role of subjugated infidels living under Islamic rule can only demoralize the population and embolden the extremists."
The higher education system of the Islamic Republic discriminates against minorities and dissidents, and David J. Rusin says that students who are rejected, expelled, or intimidated are the lucky ones.
Imagine a campus bake sale at which women are charged three times as much as men. David J. Rusin thinks such an event just might wake up college students to the nature of radical Islam, even if its true horrors could "never be adequately depicted by overpriced brownies."
Memorializing 9/11 is more vital than ever, as the emotion and sense of purpose that swept over this country in 2001 dissipate. But PJM's David Rusin writes that remembering the events in sadness is not enough. We must also remain angry.