The ‘Islamophobia’ Canard Returns

The spat between Representatives Lauren Boebert and Ilhan Omar prompts the House to tackle a nonexistent problem.

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Left: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R., Colo.) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2021. Right: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., November 30, 2021.

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We really are living through one of the stupider eras in American history.

Representative Lauren Boebert is a clown show. Representative Ilhan Omar is an anti-Semitic hard-leftist and Islamist apologist. Nevertheless, the people of their districts, in Colorado and Minnesota, respectively, have seen fit to elect them to the House of Representatives.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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