population decline

Problems with the New Bio-Politics

Problems With the New Biopolitics Fr some time now, liberal politicians and writers have been wringing their hands over the lack of attractive progressive ideas. Even prominent Democrats complain that their party cannot come up with a program with which to beat weakened Republicans in

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Problems With the New Biopolitics

June 23, 2006 Volume 8 / Number 24 Problems With the New Biopolitics Dear Colleague: An innovative proposal taking demographics into account has come from a new progressive publication.  Unfortunately, it also advocates some bad old ideas. Steven W. Mosher President For some time now, liberal

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6.5 Billion and Rising — For a Time

The experts do not agree when the Earth’s population reached 6.5 billion, but they generally agree that it has. The U.S. Census Bureau chose Feb. 25, 2006, but the United Nations Population Division (UNDP) had picked July 2005. The People’s Daily of China’s Communist Party,

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6.5 Billion and Rising – For a Time

March 24, 2006 Volume 8 / Number 12 6.5 Billion and Rising-For a Time Dear Colleague: As the world welcomes its 6.5 billionth inhabitant, most experts and the media continue to ignore the birth dearth in favor of the overpopulation myth. Steven W. Mosher President

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Death’s Wages: UNPD Population Projections Continue to Drop

May 9, 2005 Volume 7 / Number 17 Dear Colleague: The United Nations Population Division’s population projections continue to be revised downward as demographic disaster approaches.  The international agency’s laudable devotion to honesty is marred by its unsupported belief that fertility levels will rise in

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Depopulation Fears in /Foreign Affairs/ (of all places!)

Foreign Affairs is the flagship publication of the Council on Foreign Relations, which is no friend of the pro-life movement, limited government, national sovereignty, religious belief, or a host of other things we hold dear. From the beginning, it has contributed its share of overpopulation

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