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Is Conscription a Good Idea?

Politicians want conscription to be an engine of social mobility. But poor families are simply less able to dodge the draft, says Shashank Joshi. In practice, war has changed and modern warfare is more about technology than infantry. So i think there are limits to how far we're going to see conscription return to day.

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