George H.W. Bush: “No, listen, I don't have any idea. But if we get a little more cooperation out of the press that thrives on leaks, why…”

bigotry seems emboldened.

This means that people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally American. It means that bigotry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the American creed.

More than 220 years later, Washington's warning feels strikingly relevant.

Think of every problem, every challenge we face. The solution to each starts with education.