TheTrueMilo

Doctor Caplan! I'm a huge fan of you and your work. I find your writings and lectures to be incredibly thought-provoking, especially your lectures on immigration and education. I was also looking forward to your appearance on Intelligence Squared, but was incredibly disappointed that it devolved into a 3-on-1 debate.

Anyway, my question for you is this: Of the many issues brought up against immigration, you have given convincing counterarguments indicating that they, if not wrong, can at least be more humanely addressed than simply closing the border. One argument I hear often, but have not (to date) heard your thoughts on, is that immigrants commit more crime and thus should be kept out to keep crime from spiraling out of control. Is this true, and if it is, is there a more humane way to address it than simply keeping people out?

Thanks very much Dr. Caplan!

PS: Any idea when your book on (or should I say against) education will be out?

Voter registration only goes back to the 1870s. Can’t imagine why.

I am so sorry to offend your delicate sensibilities. We did not live in a caste/apartheid system for the majority of our history. I am soooo truly, truly sorry I said the mean words.

The only thing that needs to be verified for a voter to vote is a pulse. This is how it was done pre-Reconstruction. Not sure what changed after Reconstruction that it suddenly become SO VERY IMPORTANT to "register" and "identify" voters. Oh well. I'm sure it will come to me.

Given our country’s racist history of fucking with voting laws I don’t really give a shit?

I think good faith around voter ID rings bit hollow when your country started off with a slave caste before morphing into an apartheid state. But that’s just me.