Okay, another perspective on Islam. Well, maybe not. The writer seems to more interested in attacking Jarred Diamond’s thesis than Islam.
There’s a lot of screed here, but the thing you can take away from it is that the totalitarian governments of the Middle and Near East utilize anti-American sentiment to stay in power, and much work is needed to bring about democratic instiutions.
I still think luck and location have a lot to do with it as well.