‘E pluribus unum’ is not a slogan. It’s a choice.

By: Tim Storey, Sue Urahn

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 891

Last Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago

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Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole.

From the beginning, the United States has aspired to build a more perfect union. When our founders convened the Constitutional Convention in 1787, they disagreed about the structure of government, the balance of power and the …

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