That's the reality. If we say it's not our problem, then we're saying that it's not our problem that people misuse and abuse Islam.

The reality for many Muslim students in public schools is very difficult. It's highly stressful.

Our history is not a history of the marginalization and exclusion of women. Our history is a history of the empowerment of women. We're not trying to invent something new. We're trying to pick up where we left off.

People always need to be cautious. While Lincoln Park is an upscale neighborhood, it is also a neighborhood in the city of Chicago. People need to always use safety precautions.

Has the pendulum swung too far in saying the less government, the better? The reality is there is a critical role for government in people's lives.

People were talking about virtual reality, and some were saying one day we will download our consciousness and live forever in computers. And it struck me as just a load of crap. I wondered why we tell ourselves these fantastic stories, and I found it has been happening since the telegraph.