What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.
That fallacy flies in the face of studies that show, every day, in every way, things are getting a little worse for America's minorities relative to the progress made by those in the top percentiles of assets and income.
Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
