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| birth_date=December 8, 1946
| birth_date=December 8, 1946
| birth_place=[[Minnesota]]<br>
| birth_place=[[Minnesota]]<br>
'''Residence''': [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]<br>[[Texas]]<br>
'''Residence''': <br>
[[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]<br>[[Texas]]<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Howard E. and Emily K. Anderson<br>
Howard E. and Emily K. Anderson<br>
A reviewer, Timothy J. O'Neill of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, says that while the account "lacks the theoretical insights of other affirmative action treatments such as Peter H. Schuck’s 'Diversity in America', Anderson compensates for this by telling a quick and readable story to a popular audience who often knows little about the history of equal rights, the women’s movement, the [[Great Society]], let alone the history of affirmative action."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/anderson105.htm|title=Review by Timothy J. O'Neill of Terry H. Anderson, ''The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action''|date=January 2005|publisher=bsos.umd.edu|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
A reviewer, Timothy J. O'Neill of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, says that while the account "lacks the theoretical insights of other affirmative action treatments such as Peter H. Schuck’s 'Diversity in America', Anderson compensates for this by telling a quick and readable story to a popular audience who often knows little about the history of equal rights, the women’s movement, the [[Great Society]], let alone the history of affirmative action."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/anderson105.htm|title=Review by Timothy J. O'Neill of Terry H. Anderson, ''The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action''|date=January 2005|publisher=bsos.umd.edu|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
==Other works==
==Other works==
In 2011, Oxford University Press published Anderson's ''Bush's War: Iraq,'', referring to the war on [[terrorism]] waged by former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. Anderson is a longtime critic of the Bush administration and the [[Axis of Evil]] claim made against [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], and [[North Korea]]. Himself a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],<ref>Confirmed in 2010 by the Brazos County voter registrar, Anderson voted in the 2008 Democratic primary in Texas.</ref> Anderson voiced opposition to the appointment of [[Condoleezza Rice]] as [[United States Secretary of State|secretary of state]] in Bush's second term. In a public forum in November 2004, Anderson expressed pessimism about the ongoing war in Iraq: "Bush's war has devoured the army and American policy. The war has divided America and will drag on for years." he predicted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebatt.com/2.8485/prof-axis-of-evil-overstated-by-bush-1.1202698|author=DeAnna Janes|title=''Prof: Axis of Evil overstated by Bush"|publisher=Texas A&M University ''The Battalion''|date=November 17, 2004|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
In 2011, Oxford University Press published Anderson's ''Bush's War: Iraq,'', referring to the war on [[terrorism]] waged by former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. Anderson is a longtime critic of the Bush administration and the [[Axis of Evil]] claim made against [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], and [[North Korea]]. Himself a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]],<ref>Confirmed in 2010 by the Brazos County voter registrar, Anderson voted in the 2008 Democratic primary in Texas.</ref> Anderson voiced opposition to the appointment of [[Condoleezza Rice]] as [[United States Secretary of State|secretary of state]] in Bush's second term. In a public forum in November 2004, Anderson expressed pessimism about the ongoing war in Iraq: "Bush's war has devoured the army and American policy. The war has divided America and will drag on for years." he predicted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebatt.com/2.8485/prof-axis-of-evil-overstated-by-bush-1.1202698|author=DeAnna Janes|title=''Prof: Axis of Evil overstated by Bush"|publisher=Texas A&M University ''The Battalion''|date=November 17, 2004|accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>