David J. Rusin

David J. Rusin


  • May 1, 2011

    May Christians Preach Outside a Philadelphia Mosque?

    An important but virtually unnoticed Philadelphia case from 2010 demonstrates the impulse toward dhimmitude infecting police and the media.

  • November 29, 2008

    Legendary Songwriter Now Marches to an Islamist Tune

    Music and real estate mogul Kenny Gamble, alternatively known as Luqman Abdul Haqq, is one of the most powerful men in Philadelphia -- and also among the most controversial.

  • August 3, 2008

    Fear Stalks Muslim Apostates in the West

    Persuading Western Muslim leaders to repudiate Shari'a-sanctioned violence against apostates can be a frustrating exercise

  • May 11, 2008

    A Schism over Shari'a in the Church of England

    The debate over the trajectory of the Western sociopolitical system and its strained relations with Islam is the most pivotal of our time. Two prelates in the ever more fractious Church of England provide a microcosm of this discourse.

  • August 30, 2007

    The Art of (the Long) War

    The technology of war may change, but the nature of war is immutable.

  • March 1, 2007

    Machiavelli and the Mullahs

    Machiavelli could offer President Bush what he needs most at this pivotal juncture: a philosophical blueprint for confronting the Iranian nuclear threat and successfully prosecuting the broader war against radical Islam.

  • January 2, 2007

    A Conspiracy of Ignorance

    As a student of human nature, Benjamin Franklin knew that the demands of confidentiality are often little match for the gossip instinct. "Three may keep a secret," he wryly noted, "if two of them are dead."