First, let's agree that scapegoating is older than the nation itself. That said, in politics, these tactics don't always work (see: prop 187 and California's Democratic majority). Every election season comes up with racial dog whistles that a candidate hopes will move votes. What's new is who is being targeted.

There's an interesting piece in Miller-McCune magazine about how the growth of Latino/Hispanic Americans will shape politics and public policy for the rest of the century.

Two more weeks until the midterm elections, and politicians keep providing dumb racial fodder for laughs and jeers.