Attendees sit at an interfaith rally titled “Love is Stronger than Hate” at the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Reuters / Deanna Dent)
Hate crimes against Muslims up 78 percent. —News reports
So what could have caused this precipitous rise— This increase in arson and hate-based assault? If Islamophobic remarks paved the way, We wonder which candidate might be at fault?
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”