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
Over the past 54 years, the earth’s population has more than doubled, and according to a recent UN report, the next 12 years promise a new wave of growth. By 2050, the UN forecasts that there will be 9.6 billion people on the planet, leading
For most of the world, today is Friday, a happy day that leads into the weekend. For Paul Ehrlich and Dr. Doug Stein, however, today is World Vasectomy Day! Their video on the website WorldVasectomyDay.org does not pretend that vasectomies are for men’s health or
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,
PRI president, Mr. Steven W. Mosher, will be on EWTN not once, not twice, but ten times next week! Mr. Mosher will be interviewed by Johnette Benkovic on the program Women of Grace. Mr. Steven Mosher went to China as a young pro-choice atheist in the 1970's. Of his
Sir David Attenborough warns that the human race is a “plague on the Earth”. In the UK he is a household name. He has done a beautiful series of documentaries for BBC on the world’s wildlife. He was even knighted by the Queen.
Front Royal, VA, 1/23/13 – Steven Mosher is speaking this Saturday, January 26, at Georgetown University’s 14th Annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference for Life, “the nation’s largest student-run pro-life Conference.” As a part of the March for Life weekend events, Georgetown will bring together many of
We at PRI are proud to announce the sixth episode of our highly popular YouTube cartoon series. Called “Urbanization: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad City?” it talks about why people are crowding into cities in increasing numbers. Over the past hundred years, half the
The World Public Forum hosts its annual “Dialogue of Civilizations” in Rhodes, October 3-8, 2012. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Rhodes Forum, a gathering of numerous organizations and figures from around the world to discuss and collaborate on current global topics and
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
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
Over the past 54 years, the earth’s population has more than doubled, and according to a recent UN report, the next 12 years promise a
For most of the world, today is Friday, a happy day that leads into the weekend. For Paul Ehrlich and Dr. Doug Stein, however, today
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
PRI president, Mr. Steven W. Mosher, will be on EWTN not once, not twice, but ten times next week! Mr. Mosher will be interviewed by Johnette Benkovic on
Sir David Attenborough warns that the human race is a “plague on the Earth”. In the UK he is a household name. He has
Front Royal, VA, 1/23/13 – Steven Mosher is speaking this Saturday, January 26, at Georgetown University’s 14th Annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference for Life, “the nation’s
We at PRI are proud to announce the sixth episode of our highly popular YouTube cartoon series. Called “Urbanization: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad
The World Public Forum hosts its annual “Dialogue of Civilizations” in Rhodes, October 3-8, 2012. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Rhodes Forum,
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
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