In a strange throwback to about half a century ago, 2020 hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has embraced federally mandated busing. Her endorsement came as part of the effort to disparage former Vice President Joe Biden, next-in-line to our first black commander-in-chief, as racist. Although not quite racist. Or something.

The busing debate has remained seemingly settled for the past few decades. The former California attorney general’s decision to revive it is pure political calculation, plain and simple. But it’s a poor one, both as a matter of electoral expediency and as a viable solution to integrate communities that suffer from de facto segregation.