Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Bryan Caplan on Concerned Tolerance

Here is Bryan Caplan at his best. Provocative but right on the money.

Guns cause suicides, and suicides are bad.  But despite this risk, guns also have major upsides.

Bryan is pushing a Taboo Tradeoff. Never ask a parent if they would buy a less safe car seat, and never ask society if they should buy fewer school shootings, or suicides in this case.