There are many arguments against giving certain minority groups “preferential treatment”. It is, critics claim, unAmerican, unfair, unnecessary and unworkable. I argue that none of these criticisms have merit, especially so in America. Indeed, the case for affirmative action is stronger than ever, given the institutionalised racism of the US justice system and the permissive culture of white nationalism that has been promulgated by Donald Trump.

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