I like to think I made this up myself, but I suspect that somebody—I can’t remember who—gave me this idea. It goes something like this:
You can gauge someone’s ideological credibility by examining their reaction to Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
That is, if someone respects Hirsi Ali for her activities—activities that have put her life in danger from extremists Muslims—her ideas, her eloquence, and her dedication, they’re likely to have views that are, in general, ideologically compatible with my own. If, on the other hand, they decry her for “Islamophobia” or for irrelevant issues like her marriage to a conservative, then you should be very cautious.
Remember, this is a touchstone and a potential red flag for me and for those who generally agree with me. I have in fact lost a friendship after someone who had never read a word by Hirsi Ali—and couldn’t name any of her books—started criticizing…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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