The Latest Breaking News from Paul Ehrlich

Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion.

Overpopulation panic is sooooo 20th Century! Welcome to the era of depopulation dread.

Reason · Aug 24

Barking dogs and a real estate agent: how a farcical AFL tribunal could prompt change

From start to finish, the high farce of the umpire abuse case against Zak Butters may force the league to confront two serious problems

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21

Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?

Americans having fewer kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability

The Guardian - US · Apr 19

Why the Media Pushes Public Health Myths

Plus: The FCC threatens broadcast licenses over war coverage, J.D. Vance positions himself as an Iran war skeptic, and remembering Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty.

Reason · Mar 16

Population Doomster and False Prophet of Ecological Apocalypse Paul Ehrlich Has Died

The author of The Population Bomb was never right but never in doubt that the world was about to end.

Reason · Mar 16

Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out

Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 13, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world hunger and environmental collapse made headlines and sparked controversy for decades.

The Conversation · Mar 16

The Depopulation Bomb

What if the challenge for humanity’s future is not too many people on a crowded planet, but too few people to sustain the progress that the world needs?

Reason · Jul 8, 2025

Curing Alzheimer’s disease: Magic bullet or magic shotgun blast?

Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind — Alzheimer’s disease? Despite decades of research, there is still no curative treatment for Alzheimer’s – no “magic bullet” that stops this devastating degenerative brain disease in its tracks.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2025

Port fail to downgrade Houston's five-match AFL ban

The AFL Appeals Board have rejected Port Adelaide's argument than Dan Houston didn't receive a fair hearing at the AFL Tribunal, upholding his five-match ban.

AAP · Aug 22, 2024

Julian Simon Was Right: Ingenuity Leads to Abundance

We live in a world of abundance (when politicians don’t screw it up).

Reason · Apr 22, 2024