Alabama: The anti-caliphate

The useful part

Massachusetts, birthplace of the American Revolution, is considering a new experiment in identity politics. Companion bills in the Massachusetts House and Senate — H.3351 and S.2134 — would establish a permanent commission dedicated to the interests of Muslims in the state. It slides effortlessly alongside previous steps to protect the rights of Jews, gays, Asians, and blacks.

How it works

• Except now, lawmakers are proposing to put the state's imprimatur on one of the world's most rapacious and cruel belief systems.
• The history of Muslim-majority societies offers ample material for examining the relationship among Islam, religious freedom, political authority, and the treatment of minorities.
• The proposal should alarm Americans even more than the election of Zohran Mamdani or the proposed development of the Meadow, a mosque-centered, all-Muslim enclave in allegedly red Texas.
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Details worth keeping

Among its duties would be to "identify and recommend qualified American Muslims for appointive positions at all levels of government, including boards and commissions." Muslims make up a small percentage of the state's population of roughly 7 million. The legislation suits Massachusetts' identity-politics obsession.