You know the saying. As California goes, so goes the nation. Eventually. We knew it would happen. But a section of the state budget report released by California Gov. Jerry Brown’s office last week made it clear.

Take a look at a graph of the new America. From the New York Times comes this amazing image and story.

The U.S. Census (and anecdotal evidence) has shown a greater integration of communities in terms of race in the south, west and other growing populations (less so in older, industrial towns and cities where race has calcified neighborhoods for many decades).

Does anyone else have an issue with the term "all-American"?  Nothing wrong with it, per se. It matters what the intent is of the person using the term. For many it means "born in the U.S.A." (not the Springsteen album), white, patriotic, and a certain intangible American-ness.