As we approach our 250th Independence Day, America is perhaps more divided, and certainly more diverse, than ever before. We have always thought of ourselves as a big diverse melting pot, but truthfully until recently America was overwhelmingly white and Christian. Demographically, that is less and less true every day. And now divisions over religion, ideology, and identity have opened deep chasms in our society. We are not united by race, faith, history, or culture. So, who are we?
There is actually a definitive answer to that question. Americans are, and always will be, the children of the enlightenment.
Over 300 years ago, European philosophers began to challenge the absolute authority of the two institutions that had...
As we approach our 250th Independence Day, America is perhaps more divided, and certainly more diverse, than ever before. We have always thought of ourselves as a big diverse melting pot, but truthfully until recently America was overwhelmingly white and Christian. Demographically, that is less and less true every day. And now divisions over religion, ideology, and identity have opened deep chasms in our society. We are not united by race, faith, history, or culture. So, who are we?
There is actually a definitive answer to that question. Americans are, and always will be, the children of the enlightenment.
Over 300 years ago, European philosophers began to challenge the absolute authority of the two institutions that had...