Ted Van Dyk has been active in national policy and politics since 1961, serving in the White House and State Department and as policy director of several Democratic presidential campaigns. He is author of Heroes, Hacks and Fools and numerous essays in national publications. You can reach him in care of editor@crosscut.com.
Congressional and presidential campaigns, for obvious political reasons, would rather not talk about such ominous things until after the election. Meanwhile, it's simple slogans time.
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to take on a big question of justice and civil rights: affirmative action. Politicians in both parties should be careful, but Democrats have particular reason to be...
