What Bryan Caplan thinks about war
Bryan Caplan did not write this page.
We collected these quotes from things they published elsewhere, and every quote links to where it was said. They have no account here and have not endorsed this site. Quotes are word for word; the short line under each one is our own restatement, not their wording. Their own site. Is this you? Claim it or ask us to remove it. Or tell us what is wrong here.
Filter war · Newest first
Only Bryan Caplan on war. See everyone on war
1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Bryan Caplan has said — not written or endorsed by them.
-
Our readingWar cannot be morally justified unless there is high confidence its long-run effects are very good.
Their wordsActual war means killing a lot of innocent people - and that cannot be justified unless you have high confidence that the long-run effects are very good.
↗The Negligence of War and Peacebetonit.ai 2nd of 2 in this piece