Last Tuesday, the Washington Times published an article by Joseph Cotto entitled, “Overpopulation: Should America have a one-child policy?” Despite the provocative title, the article does not present a stimulating thought-experiment, but rather a series of half-truths and inconsistencies with dangerous implications. Because such half-truths
We are contacted all the time by people asking for how they can refute the arguments that the world is overpopulated, so we have decided to create a short primer called “How to Debunk the Myth of Overpopulation in Three Easy Steps.” Before we start,
This map is a great image to share on Facebook, or to use as an instructional tool in the classroom. All countries in yellow have fertility rates that are below replacement fertility where replacement fertility is defined as 2.1 children per woman. For more information
This week the US Supreme Court ruled against the Defense of Marriage Act, ignoring the fundamental good to society of promoting marriages among those able to bear children and the underlying nature of sexuality itself. Most conservatives believe that children come from sex. Conversely, many liberals
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
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
Spain is following Greece into the demographic twilight as birth rates fall. The leftist government of Jose Zapatero has burdened the country with excessive government spending even while tax revenues shrink and unemployment explodes. Vol. 12/No. 14 NAVARRE, SPAIN—Here in Spain, the government has tried
Note: The following is excerpted from Steven Mosher’s book, Population Control—Real Costs, Illusory Benefits. Most of us grew up on a poisonous diet of overpopulation propaganda. Remember the lifeboat scenarios in high school biology, where we had to decide who we were going to push
Ted Turner on Population and Global Warming Ted Turner, pro-abortion billionaire, has called for an international death sentence of humankind in order to reduce global warming. He even offered his answer to the “problem” of overpopulation; Ask people to voluntarily have only two children and
21 May 2007 Vol. 9 / No. 18 Dear Colleague, The Polish birthrate has plummeted in recent years, falling from 2.3 children in 1990 to 1.3 today. Have the Poles been infected by the “white pestilence” that is decimating their neighbors? What should they be
Last Tuesday, the Washington Times published an article by Joseph Cotto entitled, “Overpopulation: Should America have a one-child policy?” Despite the provocative title, the article
We are contacted all the time by people asking for how they can refute the arguments that the world is overpopulated, so we have decided
This map is a great image to share on Facebook, or to use as an instructional tool in the classroom. All countries in yellow have
This week the US Supreme Court ruled against the Defense of Marriage Act, ignoring the fundamental good to society of promoting marriages among those able to
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
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
Spain is following Greece into the demographic twilight as birth rates fall. The leftist government of Jose Zapatero has burdened the country with excessive government
Note: The following is excerpted from Steven Mosher’s book, Population Control—Real Costs, Illusory Benefits. Most of us grew up on a poisonous diet of overpopulation
Ted Turner on Population and Global Warming Ted Turner, pro-abortion billionaire, has called for an international death sentence of humankind in order to reduce global
21 May 2007 Vol. 9 / No. 18 Dear Colleague, The Polish birthrate has plummeted in recent years, falling from 2.3 children in 1990 to