What Donald Trump Gets Wrong about American Culture and the Constitution

As our nation approaches its 250th birthday, Trump is misreading America, undermining our values, and attempting to replace our freedom with his will.

Several years ago, a friend from China became a U.S. citizen. To honor that event, I asked her to take me the best Chinese restaurant she could find in Chicago before her naturalization ceremony. And I promised to take her to an American restaurant that was just as good after she took the oath of allegiance.

She found a superb restaurant. A week later, …