LINDA CHAVEZ ATTACKS WISCONSIN, Ann Althouse responds. “If Chavez intends to call citizens to a rational, serious debate about affirmative action, then she must be clear and fair and accurate about all the facts. To do that, she must scrupulously avoid demagoguery.” Which is certainly more than the other side has done. From the comments: “It’s Alinsky vs. Alinsky now. Rational debate has long been a loser’s game.” You get more of the conduct you reward, and less of the conduct you punish.