
What Reparations Mean for Black America
Despite its popularity in some circles, the push for reparations is misguided. It confuses envy with justice, punishes personal achievement, and imposes collective guilt on individuals who bear no responsibility for slavery or Jim Crow. Far from healing the nation, it threatens to inflame racial divisions and perpetuate dependency. To understand why, we must examine the origins, logic, and consequences of the reparations movement — and why a better, more unifying path exists for Black America.




