Thanks for the reference. You're not a bottom writer to me!

I would argue for both. In other words, when it comes to affirmative action, it doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. Affirmative action can be a thing, along with other reparations.

I would argue against the numbers you present, however. My article points to numbers that suggest pretty strongly that colleges that have withdrawn various interations of affirmative action have taken a serious hit on the number of African American enrollees.

As I mention in the article, "In 1998, after the University of California system stripped away race, gender, and ethnicity as a factor in admissions, the number of Black and Latino students enrolled at its most selective schools, Berkeley and U.C.L.A., dropped by some forty per cent."

So again, I'd argue for both.

There's been no limit to the oppression, so there should be no limit to the cure.

I'd also argue that white folks shouldn't be in the decision tier on what's an appropriate reparations plan.

My article was geared toward white people who oppose affirmative action. I think it's rude of me to suggest a reparations plan (as a Canadian looking in, it's not rude of you). Black folks are the right people to go to for what reparations should look like.

The decision tier should consist of those who've suffered under America's racial policies. If their demands seem too high, then that probably means it's about right.