As frequent readers of this blog already know, I have long held that our inability to openly discuss and resolve racial issues limits what Americans will do for each other even as we claim the common, seemingly unifying objective of wanting our country to be as prosperous and as ideal a place that it could possibly be. Despite what we say we want, the blight crushing most inner city and poor rural schools and the often horrifying state of social services available for poor children and families exist in screaming …