It's Religion and Altruism, Stupid

So long as Americans embrace religion, faith, and altruism, we will suffer the consequences.

In an article titled "It's an Islamic jihad, stupid," Diana West wonders why the Bush administration "keeps things vague and indirect," pursuing a "war on terror" rather than a war on "Islamic jihadists." Ms. West notes that

without understanding the religious nature of jihad (holy war), along with its sister institution of dhimmitude (inferior status of…