Hamilton, Jefferson, and Betsy DeVos

Click here for an article at ThinkProgress by Ian Millhiser entitled "Betsy DeVos appears to have no idea who Alexander Hamilton was."

It's a good short explanation of the ideological struggle between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton:

The early history of the United States was, to a large extent, a battle between a Jeffersonian model built on agriculture, small government, and slavery; and a Hamiltonian model built on capitalism, economic expansion, and a robust centralized government.

Betsy DeVos, of course, has no idea of the philosophies of either man, and while head of a government department dedicated to fostering public education, says she intends to fight for "freedom from government." Sigh.