Chris Cristie's broadside against the anti-Muslim fools protesting his judicial nomination is heartening. The most disappointing portion of the "9/11 mosque" debate was watching Democrats like Howard Dean and Harry Reid fold in the face of bigotry. It's good to see this.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.