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I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: I would love to sit him down over a long cup of coffee. Great interview, if a little disjointed (those email interviews to tend that way), and I thought this, of all points made, was worth pointing out:

Right Wing News - RWN’s Mark Steyn Interview #2

John Hawkins: In a recent column, you said: “The 21st century will be an Anglosphere century, with America, India and Australia leading the way.” Why don’t you see Europe, China, or Russia as likely “leaders” in the 21st century?

Mark Steyn: Russia is diseased and literally dying. Russian men already have a lower life expectancy than Bangladeshis. By 2050 that vast sprawling nation will have a smaller population than tiny Yemen. There’s no precedent for this in a relatively advanced nation not at war, and the only question is how peacefully Russia goes into its long dark night. That’s also a question for Europe, too - how smoothly it manages its transition to a majority Muslim society by the end of this century. On that, I’d bet on form – ie, violent conflagration, mass slaughter, bloody revolution, etc. Russia and Europe will be foreign policy management problems for the United States but not serious economic, cultural, or military rivals. As for China, the present day Communist boomtown is a fascinating anomaly, but in the end its political deformity will cause it serious problems.

Or… Maybe the UK will finally get France back!