Excellent article by Roger Cohen of the New York Times that the progressives among you will enjoy:

"In his victory, a triumph over the slurs that tried to tie him to Islamist extremism, Khan stood up for openness against isolationism, integration against confrontation, opportunity for all against racism and misogyny. He was the anti-Trump.

The world of the 21st century is going to be shaped by such elided, many-faceted identities and by the booming cities that celebrate diversity, not by some bullying, brash, bigoted, “America first” white dude who wants to build walls.

Khan’s election is important because it gives the lie to the facile trope that Europe is being taken over by jihadi Islamists.

His election is important because the most effective voices against Islamist terrorism come from Muslims, and Khan has been prepared to speak out.

Sadiq Khan’s victory is reassuring because he represents currents in the world — toward global identity and integration — that will prove stronger over time than the tribalism and nativism of Trump."