Multicultural Manners

I am almost an absolutist when it comes to individual civil liberties. Almost. There's a part of me that doesn't like that most of me agrees with this: "Multicultural Manners," from Slate. Removing a full-face veil at work is simply a matter of politeness. It seems an odd basis for rebutting the niqab (which is the veil), but it sways me. This whole issue is a huge deal in Europe, right now, and has been for a couple of years. ..