George H.W. Bush: “It's not only your philosophy, and what is your position on issues, but can you get things done, and I believe I can.”

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

bigotry seems emboldened.

Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens), the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most…

I think you are engaging in the soft bigotry of low expectations.