part of the reason people don't want the history of this period taught or understood is to make this illegible to people. it's easy to swallow thought ending cliches about which venerated figure was a "man of their times" if you remain studiously unaware of what their times actually were

Lafayette was not just asking this question because he could see slaves in front of him but also because he was part of a global intellectual and political movement in opposition to slavery. Washington was not unaware of this, he was simply on the opposing side of that particular struggle

I've seen others point out how reporting often focuses on one part of polling (basically, "do you like illegal immigrants") and not the second part ("legal immigration should be easier"). The latter having a lot more support because it emphasizes a humane solution and not just a nebulous problem.

I also cannot stress enough how much polling and traditional wisdom around these issues doesn’t always equal reality. Things that perform well on social media drive so much political engagement. Dems should further align themselves with this instead of centrist pundits and advisers who keep failing

I mean #MMIP and #MMIW is a thing everyone on the US and Canada need to learning about