Introduction: A Republic, but Can We Keep It? 1

The American Settlement: A Living Tradition, Not a Secular Void 5

The Conflict Between American and Islamic Views of Law and Life 9

Two Warnings From Europe: Laïcité and Appeasement 11

The Sources of Tension: Speech, Sovereignty, Family, and the Public Square 14

What Our Own Flashpoints Reveal 16

Whom We Admit: Prudence, Not Prejudice 18

How We Live Together: Equal Protection, Not Coercion 23

The World as It Is: Allies, Enemies, and Limits 25

A Conservative Warning and a Conservative Hope 27

Appendix 1: Answering Objections 27

Appendix 2: Practical Guidance for Policymakers 29

Endnotes 36