Ayaan Hirsi Ali works for the American Enterprise Institute—a “neoconservative” think-tank. Why should liberals support her?
Ms. Hirsi Ali’s cause transcends politics and should motivate liberals and conservatives equally. The American Enterprise Institute, to its great credit and to the enduring shame of my fellow liberals, was the only think-tank to offer Ms. Hirsi Ali a job when her security concerns finally forced her to leave Holland. Even if you find the views of certain AEI fellows as objectionable as I do, please recognize that Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an independent scholar. The AEI deserves credit for having the courage and wisdom to support her. While the AEI is shouldering the burden of Ms. Hirsi Ali’s security for the time being, it cannot absorb these costs indefinitely.
