Guest Post by Stefan Bertram-Lee: In Defense of Military-Age Males

In this essay, Stefan-Bertram Lee argues that discussions of the ethics of war are often far too cavalier about the lives of combatants.

This essay was written by Stefan Bertram-Lee. It may be my favorite guest post here so far, since rather than either making arguments I agree with or articulating a straightforward counterpoint to my own views, Stefan is starting with observations I mostly find quite plausible, drawing out some conclusions that seem broadly correct to me and others I ha…