world population

Human overpopulation is one of the biggest myths we keep needing to debunk. The reason is because this belief has an insidious effect, in some cases leading to profound acts of evil.

There's been much hand-wringing (and flat-out denial) in some circles about the demographic crisis facing Japan and several European countries. The citizens of both aren't having enough children to replace themselves.

We aren't the sort of organization that likes to say, "We told you so." Okay, that was a lie. We totally are.

Conventional wisdom tells us that there are too many humans on this planet. But the data disagree.

A "Kinsley gaffe" -- named after political commentator Michael Kinsley who elaborated on the subject -- is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

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