Hearing the Falconer #10 ~ 18-March-2019 ~ Should we pay reparations to victims of racism?

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world....
from The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats, 1919

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface.
The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

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18-March-2019: Should we pay reparations to victims of racism in the past?
Reparations are a political minefield for Democrats
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Interesting idea

The idea of paying reparations to individuals or groups that have suffered economic harm from various forms of injustice and discrimination is being discussed by Democratic presidential candidates.

Specifically this idea focuses on reparations for descendants of slaves.

Some liberals are likely to support reparations automatically. Some conservatives are likely to oppose reparations automatically. This article presents a moderate alternative: let's study the issue, document the problem, decide exactly what we are trying to accomplish, and THEN decide on the best course of action.

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The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made It

Unapologetically Moderate: My Search for the Rational Center in American Politics

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Eisenhower: The White House Years

The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison

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