Parties Aren't Static

Julian Castro is out, but his ideas will live on in the Democratic nominee.

When I heard the news this morning, I was surprised by my sadness. I knew Julian Castro was a long shot for the presidency. He’s never won statewide office. He’s never polled more than 1 or 2 percent in early states. Yet Castro seems to me to represent America’s better angels—values and ideals currently under attack or in retreat. That he suspended his …