Ayaan Hirsi Ali Takes Aim at the Notion That Muslims Turn to Terrorism Because of Poverty and Bad Governance

In Time, Ayaan Hirsi Aliadvises that, from the White House on down, U.S. policy makerscome to grips with the reality that Muslimswho become jihadis don’t necessarily do so because they’re victims of poverty, bad education, or bad governance.

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have argued in recent days that economic grievances, a lack of opportunities, and countries with “bad governance” are to blame for the success of groups such as ISIS in recruiting Muslims to their cause.

But...