. last month, raqqa was declared liberated, free after enduring three years under isis rule. the terror group had taken over its city as its headquarters, the capital of the so-called caliphate. this came just three months after the iraqi capital was delivered from the terrorists as well. so what is an islamic state without any pretense of an actual state. my guest is the author of the golden house . when you look at what s going on in raqqa, with isis, with al qaeda, it does seem as though islamic radicalism or at least the jihadi version of it is dieing or at least being defeated on the battle ground. do you think that s being