How Trump's Travel Ban Broke With the Principles of Conservatism
In December 2015, Donald Trump called for a ban on all Muslims from entering the United States. I found the act to be so morally repugnant and un-American that I issued a statement on Twitter: “Just when you think @realDonaldTrump can stoop no lower, he does. These views do not reflect serious thought.” Then my family and I attended afternoon prayers at the Islamic Center of the North East Valley, in Scottsdale, to let the congregation know that most Americans were not given to such intolerance. “I’ll bet you never thought you would see a Mormon speaking in a mosque,” I began my talk. “I think this is a surprise for me, too. We all know how we are different, but let me tell you a few ways that we are similar …”
The next day, I received a note from George W. Bush, who as president led the country through the grave and mournful period after September 11, 2001. He also had visited a mosque to offer important reassurance and to make the crucial and obvious distinction between Muslims and radical jihadis:
