Mamdani’s reparations logic does not add up

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

Summary

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani floated cutting checks to black New Yorkers to atone for the city’s involvement in slavery. But transforming the descendants of immigrants into historical perpetrators, and millions of black New Yorkers into victims, would be historically incoherent and legally perilous. When asked whether he would support cash reparations for those affected […]

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Mamdani’s reparations logic does not add up

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani floated cutting checks to black New Yorkers to atone for the city’s involvement in slavery. But transforming the descendants of immigrants into historical perpetrators, and millions of black New Yorkers into victims, would be historically incoherent and legally perilous. When asked whether he would support cash reparations for those affected […]

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