Lights out on Liberty

That's the title of an essay by Mark Steyn, in which he argues that 'today's multicultural societies tolerate the explicitly intolerant and avowedly unicultural, while refusing to tolerate anyone pointing out that intolerance.' He is currently in hot water with the Canadian Islamic Congress: a book review in which he described plot twists that were unappealing to them resulted in their charging him with 'flagrant Islamophobia'.

'In small but telling ways, non-Muslim communities are being persuaded that a kind of uber-Islamic law now applies to all,' says Steyn. He argues that Western appeasement is a big mistake; 'these incremental concessions to Islam are ultimately a bigger threat than terrorism.' Steyn is a hero from the 'non-violent Islamist front' who should be a household name.