Lucas Morel is professor of politics and head of the Politics Department at Washington and Lee University, and holds a Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University. He is the editor of "Lincoln and Liberty: Wisdom for the Ages" (2014), and author of "Lincoln’s Sacred Effort: Defining Religion’s Role in American Self-Government" (2000) and "Lincoln and the American Founding" (2020). Dr. Morel is a member of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which will plan activities to commemorate the founding of the United States of America in 2026.