No. 29 in America · Week of November 9, 2026
Economist, George Mason University
Bryan Caplan is an economist at George Mason University and the author of The Case Against Education and Open Borders.
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Score breakdown
Nine parts, measured fresh each week. This is where Bryan Caplan's points came from, and the evidence behind each one.
Debate record
A regular in Oxford-style debates on education and immigration, where audience votes decide the winner.
Caplan is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
He publishes the blog Bet on It and describes himself as an economic libertarian.
On the record
2023
September 18, 2023
Formal debate
Against Yaron Brook · The Soho Forum, New York
Caplan argued against the resolution, opposite the chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute.
2020
May 6, 2020
Formal debateWon the audience vote
Against Mark Krikorian · The Soho Forum, online
Caplan argued that the pandemic did not justify tighter immigration limits, and won by changing more minds.
2018
May 14, 2018
Formal debate
Against Edward Glaeser · The Soho Forum, New York
Caplan argued yes against the Harvard economist, comparing education subsidies to subsidies for polluting industries.
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