Here’s what I see from this “distinguished” author all the way down to the lowly Tsarnaev parents: people who are arrogant, intransigent, and totally unwilling to accept fault or criticism. Dealing with small numbers of such people in polite, western society is a nuisance. Dealing with masses of such people domestically or abroad is an existential threat.
The Tsarnaev parents — I’m not sure I see that. I don’t know quite frankly WHAT I see