Commentary An old saying goes that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In 1988, the late President George H. W. Bush rolled out his vision for a “kinder, gentler America.”  This lofty ideal was met with disparagement for symbolism that lacked teeth. More than three decades later, the trudge to a happy destiny is still on, exemplified in the crusade of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), as well as elsewhere, to change names of buildings to reflect diversity and inclusion. Striking a chord that pleases everyone—or at least offends no one—is a slippery slope, like trying to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. SFUSD met a glitch in its renaming crusade when a lawsuit was filed against its school board from—of all places—the city of San Francisco itself. In the middle of a pandemic, priorities other than getting pupils …