Immiscibility describes the chemical inability of oil to combine with water.
This inability exists because while the individual oxygen and hydrogen molecules of water can bind themselves to each other infinitely, they do not connect with the hydrocarbon (hydrogen and carbon) molecules found in oil. Immiscibility also describes my prior unwillingness to accept the version of America described by certain high school historians and college political scientists. To defend a purist view of history, they would often offer the life and works of Thomas Jefferson. Ironically, Jefferson also has something to offer those seeking a more comprehensive historical view.
