A reader of ours has read the news about Jews wearing skullcaps in Holland — how they are harassed and set upon by “youths” (you know: guys named Hans, who are off to the Concertgebouw to hear Haitink conduct the orchestra). Our reader says, “What if the Dutch bishops instructed their flock to don skullcaps in public, for the next few months — just in a show of solidarity? I mean, the ‘youths’ can’t attack everyone on the street, can they? And wouldn’t it send a strong message?”

Yeah, it would.