The foundations of America are mired in controversy, an inescapable legacy which has dogged and peppered every defining and accompanying narrative. The apotheosis of America from the terra firm a of fellow earthlings to a bestowed characterization as ‘God’s own country’ is widely accepted. Having the imprimatur of ‘America’ affixed to a person, place or thing, is the universal coin of the realm and a mark of differentiation. Whilst recently addressing a crowd of supporters in Pennsylvania, he said the following: ‘I am running to offer our country …. Not back to a path that never was, but to a future that fulfils our true potential as a country’.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 03:45 UTC