There is no longer a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Proportional representation is as British as first-past-the-post.

Social media has emboldened an army of online Islamophobes; in the real world, mosques have been firebombed and politicians line up to condemn Muslim terrorism/clothing/meat/seating arrangements.

I have a long history of defending, and promoting, free speech and open debate - especially (especially!) within Muslim communities.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.

Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.

Differences of opinion are healthy and they're a part of what makes our democracy great. We grow by understanding each other's differences.