Cassandra Syndrome Today
As a world bicycle traveler, you might refer to me as a Cassandra messenger. The Cassandra Syndrome derives from predictions of doom... Read More
In October, Population Increases Outpaced Job Creation
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated promises to create jobs, and bring unemployed and under-employed Americans back into the fold resonated strongly with disenfranchised... Read More
Donald J. Trump: 45th U.S. President
The explanation for how Donald J. Trump won the presidency can be summarized in a single, simple statement: during eight years in... Read More
Recognizing Dr. John Tanton: A Lifetime of Conservation, Immigration Reform Work
A leading conservationist, Dr. John H. Tanton is considered the founder of the modern immigration reform movement. Dr. Tanton has been dedicated... Read More
On Independence Day, Remembering George Washington, the Immigration Realist
Washington advocated for sensible immigration. In George Washington’s 1794 letter to Vice President John Adams, he outlined his immigration vision. Washington wanted... Read More
The Myth of Sustainable Growth
You hear about “sustainable growth” at city council meetings all over America. You hear how community leaders hire developers to create romantic... Read More
Ever-Growing Human Demands Stress Biosphere: The Case of Fertilizers, Livestock Production and Dead Zones
The BBC reports that a recent scientific study in the journal Nature Communications indicates that global food production requires a “significant” boost... Read More
Where is our Civilization Headed?
Historian Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall, and that, “An autopsy of history would show that all great... Read More
Amazonia’s Trees Threatened
The Amazon River and Basin (Amazonia) need no introduction. The river itself is by far the biggest on Earth; in fact, its... Read More
Global Consumption Skyrocketing
One consequence of an enormous population Across four decades, the Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute, founded in 1974 by the incomparable Lester Brown,... Read More