the popular vote loser president is promising to shatter the separation between church and state that lies at the core of modern American democracy. Jefferson was one of the foremost champions of the Enlightenment, which vociferously opposed the promotion of religious dogma in politics. Now Donald Trump, as I feared from summer 2015 on, is president and know-nothingism is ascendant. And Trump feels so emboldened that he lies about Thomas Jefferson as he seeks to end the separation of church and state. Never be distracted from the fundamentals of politics, and the fundamental truths of American history.

Source: Huffington Post February 05, 2017 04:52 UTC