Ron Bailey , science correspondent at ReasonOnline , has a very useful post up that outlines how markets and the institutions that underpin them explain declining fertility in Western societies, and that suggest grounds for optimism when looking at population growth in the developing world. However,...
Searching for solutions to problems is admirable, but the effectiveness of such efforts will be limited if they are based on a faulty or incomplete understanding of the problem. Many of those who have some familiarity with the "tragedy of the commons" paradgim outlined by Garrett Hardin can...
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