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The Mirror of Theocracy: What the War on Sharia Reveals About the Future of the GOP
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">How a coordinated campaign of anti-Muslim rhetoric, and the lawmakers who built it, violates the spirit of the First Amendment and the facts of American life.</p>
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