Barack Obama: “I'm inspired to spend time with folks who have demonstrated what it means to persevere in the face of tragedy — and…”

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.