Have you noticed “minority-owned” sections in retail stores, “black creators” being featured on streaming platforms, or “diversity quotas” in corporations and universities? These are all forms of affirmative action—the idea that “historically marginalized communities” need some kind of boost in order to fairly participate in society. Today, I’m tackling this issue and explaining why affirmative action is not only unjust nonsense, but it actually ends up holding back the very communities it’s designed to lift up.