"To many voters the badness of 'The Jefferson Lies'— which argues, among other things, that Jefferson in fact saw no need for a wall of separation between church and state—was a truth held to be self-evident. In expert commentary solicited by the network, which is hosted by George Mason University, Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter, the authors of 'Getting Jefferson Right,' denounced Mr. Barton’s 'distortions,' writing, 'As Jefferson did with the Gospels, Barton chooses what he likes about Jefferson and leaves out the rest to create a result more in line with his ideology.'"
Jennifer Schuessler at The New York Times reports the results of a History News Network's poll to find "the least credible history book in print."
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