When Representative Ilhan Omar recently complained about “the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a foreign country,” many noted accurately that she had deployed a trope—dual loyalty—that had been used against Jews for years. But this accusation has a broader history in the United States, having been used against several religious minorities—including Muslims like Omar. Indeed, many battles over religious freedom have revolved around dual-loyalty claims. [ Read: Ilhan Omar just made it harder to have a nuanced debate about Israel ] In the 19th century, many attacks on Catholics stressed that these immigrants were pawns of a foreign power. In the 1830s, Samuel Morse—then a prominent painter and later the inventor of the telegraph—urged Americans to build “walls” and “gates” to keep out Catholic immigrants, who would always be loyal to Rome. Because these Catholic immigrants were decrepit —“halt, and blind, and naked”—they were easy to co...
![[Update] Comedy Cellar Owner Calls Louis C.K.'s Surprise Set A 'Missed Opportunity'](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uyFKz-3lNVPxDH85JGO2KiYpxpHwDSDwvxhfO1JVsucS0Uu9eLB3Y4t6uVI-ZGCHfEOjV-3j98kbgY0EVh8C_jSoPkcQKE86IOG7RSpQvNKIQQOezUiSWlB0UcbsO5GD1EEWDZebDqHBcu=s0-d)
On Sunday, Louis C.K. showed up at the Comedy Cellar for a surprise set in his first major stand-up performance since his career cratered after he admitted to masturbating in front of multiple non-consenting women and then denying it for years. Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman expanded on what happened in a lengthy interview with The Hollywood Reporter, ultimately calling C.K.'s comeback attempt a "missed opportunity." [ more › ]
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