This week on Uncommon Knowledge, my interview with Norman Podhoretz about his best-selling book, World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism. Today’s segment: the nature of the enemy.

“Can you put a box around Islamofascism,” as I asked Norman, “or does it blur into the greater body of Islam?”

Norman’s answer isn’t altogether reassuring.

Part One of a five-part interview that serves as a reminder, in this season of a political silliness, of the very sobering matters the next president will find himself facing.

And let me repeat what I’ve already said a couple of times about Uncommon Knowledge. It’s still a new venture. If you have any suggestions—questions, pacing, even set and lighting—be sure to send along an e-mail.