Unwarranted panic about overpopulation is a big problem that has led to human rights abuses and much pointless suffering. Consider the long history of overpopulation alarmism, and how the doomsayers’ fears have failed to materialize again and again. Two centuries ago, Thomas Malthus’s Essay on Population warned that out-of-control population growth would deplete resources and bring about … Continue reading How Big a Problem Is Overpopulation?