It’s happened before. Writing a century and a half before the birth of Christ, the Greek historian Polybius observed “nowadays all over Greece such a diminution in natality and in general manner such depopulation that the towns are deserted and the fields lie fallow. Although
More and more countries are hearing the death knell of low birth rates. We live in an age unique in human history. Per capita incomes have never been higher, lifespans have never been longer, and people are better fed and educated than ever before. At
Social security is about to go belly up, financially speaking. And at the head of this crisis is a demographic disproportion: there are simply too few young people coming into the workforce to support the increasing numbers of elderly baby boomers who are retiring. In
Steve Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute, will be speaking at the upcoming World Congress of Families VI in Madrid, Spain. His topic will be: “The Demographic Winter.” PRI is a proud partner of this major event, which will feature many pro-life leaders from
Political systems and popular representation are changing. Movements like the Spanish 15-M, or the American Tea Party are spontaneous movements which indicate that democracy — while a good system of government — is currently in crisis. What this means is that there are some citizens
A few seconds after midnight a baby emerged from the womb of her mother, drew her first breath, and announced her arrival into the world with a tiny cry. This is Baby Seven Billion. Today, 31 October 2011, is her birthday. This piece appeared in
The age at which adolescents become sexually active is a matter of debate. Those who would expose our children to pornographic sex education claim that by the mid-teens most teens are sexually active. But they are wrong. The age at which teenagers begin to engage
Population Research Institute celebrates the birth of the World’s Seven Billionth Person. Sometime late this year a baby will emerge from the womb of its mother, draw its first breath, and announce its arrival into the world with a tiny cry. Thus will Baby Seven
A 10-year study in Spain measuring the rates of both contraception use and abortions recently drew to a close. The results showed that as contraceptive rates rose by 60%, the abortion rate doubled. STUDY DESIGN: Since 1997, representative samples of Spanish women of childbearing potential
Sergio Burga, a young researcher who works out of our Latin American office, has just spent three tumultuous days at the UN's so-called World Youth Conference. Here is his first-hand report. Vol. 12/No. 24 PRI's Sergio Burga, providing on-the-scene, in-depth coverage from Mexico as the
It’s happened before. Writing a century and a half before the birth of Christ, the Greek historian Polybius observed “nowadays all over Greece such a
More and more countries are hearing the death knell of low birth rates. We live in an age unique in human history. Per capita incomes
Social security is about to go belly up, financially speaking. And at the head of this crisis is a demographic disproportion: there are simply too
Steve Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute, will be speaking at the upcoming World Congress of Families VI in Madrid, Spain. His topic will
Political systems and popular representation are changing. Movements like the Spanish 15-M, or the American Tea Party are spontaneous movements which indicate that democracy —
A few seconds after midnight a baby emerged from the womb of her mother, drew her first breath, and announced her arrival into the world
The age at which adolescents become sexually active is a matter of debate. Those who would expose our children to pornographic sex education claim that
Population Research Institute celebrates the birth of the World’s Seven Billionth Person. Sometime late this year a baby will emerge from the womb of its
A 10-year study in Spain measuring the rates of both contraception use and abortions recently drew to a close. The results showed that as contraceptive
Sergio Burga, a young researcher who works out of our Latin American office, has just spent three tumultuous days at the UN's so-called World Youth