The Illogic of Collective Guilt

A while back, I ran the following set of Twitter polls on collective guilt.  Here’s what people think at the most abstract level.

How often are people collectively guilty?

— Bryan Caplan (@bryan_caplan) August 24, 2020

Overall, I was surprised by how few people said, “Never.”  I expected more like 70-80%, especially when phrased so baldly.  What really puzzled me, though, were people’s views about the sources of collective guilt.  People are about as willing to accept national collective guilt...