A few weeks ago, I wrote a post here about the so-called “Muslim registry,” demanding clarity on the topic, and making a proposal for pre-emptive civil disobedience. Without retracting a word I said, I revisit the issue here in light of information that’s come to light since then. The post below is a revised and edited version of a comment I wrote in response to a post by Max Geller at the Mondoweiss website, which (pursuing a suggestion made by the Anti-Defamation League and others) called on non-Muslims to register for the so-called registry. Continue reading
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Reince Preibus Meets Moore’s Paradox
Not a perfect example of Moore’s Paradox, but close enough, from incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Preibus:
“Look, I’m not going to rule out anything,” Priebus said. “We’re not going to have a registry based on a religion.”
Clearly, we’re not going to have a registry based on religion. But we might.
Alas, the question Preibus was asked was: “Can you equivocally rule out a registry for Muslims?” Which is exactly what he did. And not all that hard to do, either. I mean, I could do that. And it’s not even my policy.