It’s Time for the Democratic Candidates to Talk About the Muslim Ban
Excerpt: Given the scale of crises to discuss—health care, climate change, internment at the border—omission of the Muslim ban in the debates can be understandable. But the ban is not just a “Muslim issue.” It represents a unique intersection of Trump’s draconian immigration policy, the war on terrorism, and Islamophobia. Not giving it airtime cedes ground to Trump and the Republicans to frame the ban as a necessary national-security measure. And debating it forces Democratic candidates to answer a challenging question: What does it mean to oppose the ban?