Should the United Kingdom formally apologize for its role in the transatlantic slave trade?
The British government said this week it will consider issuing a formal apology for the UK's historical role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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There should be an agreed statute of limitations on apologies for historical wrongs. At some point they become our collective history rather than our collective responsibility.
If you're picking "apologize and pay reparations," what's your actual number, and who writes the check two centuries later?