Despite booting out the late Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state back in 2021, the Caribbean nation of Barbados is not yet done with the country that first settled it as a colony in the early 17th century and from which it gained independence in 1966. Now it’s seeking reparations to be paid as compensation for the colonial impact of slavery.
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Peter Kurti is Director of the Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program at the Centre for Independent Studies, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame
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