Here’s the latest entry in America’s never-ending culture war series: Texas and Florida are trying to exclude certain Islamic schools from school voucher programs due to alleged ties to CAIR (the Council on American-Islamic Relations). Supporters say this is about protecting taxpayer money and avoiding even the possibility of funding problematic organizations. Critics say it’s…
When Government Authority Slips from Law into Moral Theater
The recent actions by Republican leadership in Texas and Florida aimed at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) deserve more than reflexive applause or predictable outrage. They require sober analysis. Whatever one thinks of CAIR’s activism, rhetoric, or policy positions, the mechanism being used against it should trouble anyone who takes constitutional limits seriously. These…
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