You remember, couple of years ago, when there was a little controversy about Somalian cab drivers in Minneapolis? They balked at picking up passengers who were packing liquor. A national story — for just a few days — ensued.

Well, I can indeed report, from this convention, that Somalian Americans are heavily represented in the cab-driving community. I’ve talked with some delightful ones. One driver actually knew my junior-high-school math teacher, a couple states over in Michigan. (I should say that this teacher is from Somalia.)

But then this same fellow — unprompted — started talking about Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the great, Somalian-born woman who had to flee Holland, to escape Islamist persecutors. And I remembered: why she has had to crisscross the globe, seeking safety.

The world can make you shudder.