Reparations are a bad idea, impractical to implement

A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved people who can demonstrate how slavery and Jim Crow laws have negatively affected their lives. Talk about a high bar.

The 12-member commission – yet to be appointed – will include a “social justice expert,” which should tell you all you need to know about its likely liberal slant.

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