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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, December 7, 2015

Trump calls for a ban on Muslim immigration to the US

Having seemingly weathered the fallout of every offensive comment he's made thus far, Trump today released a statement proposing the "total and complete shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States until America's leaders can "figure out what is going on."

The word "demagogue" has been tossed around when describing Trump's policies and statements, but I think this statement validates every negative suspicion people have had about him. It is clearly a proposal that contradicts the American value of religious toleration.

Could this be the beginning of the end for the Trump campaign? It will be interesting to see how this affects his poll numbers.

Read the statement here

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