Blocks

Since we’re in the midst of a presidential election, it’s time to remind ourselves that presidential campaigns are not general appeals to the whole electorate, but are instead the sometimes complex matter of assembling blocks of voters.

Candidates talk about the ideal of all of us united as Americans. After all, our national motto has long been considered to be E Pluribus Unum, which means “Out of many, one”. In 1956, “In God We Trust” was formally adopted as the national motto, but the old one still appears on The Great Seal of the United States and has been used on our currency. While it is...