Michael D. Tanner

Michael Tanner is a senior fellow with The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.

Instead of reparations, expand opportunities for Blacks

OPINION September 6, 2023

Instead of reparations, expand opportunities for Blacks

Reparations are bad policy and incredibly divisive. Instead, here are some better ways to overcome downstream effects of slavery and segregation for Black Americans.

Universal Basic Income might fix our broken welfare system – Give it the serious, scholarly debate it deserves

Opinion March 22, 2019

Universal Basic Income might fix our broken welfare system – Give it the serious, scholarly debate it deserves

Handing out free money to everyone under what's called a Universal Basic Income is a controversial and costly idea to fight poverty.