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Slouching toward Utopia, by Brad DeLong.
A history of the "long 20th Century" from 1870 – 2010.
PH – Does DeLong figure in the problem of overpopulation?
Actually, Malthusian pressure is at the core of his story. Up until 1870 the human population ALWAYS raced up to the limit of agricultural productive capacity. This is measured in archeology by monitoring human height, which is an indicator of malnutrition.
In 1870 "suddenly" human technological progress surged far and above population growth and Malthusian limits were eliminated. Obviously climate change and agricultural destruction could still drive local and regional disasters, but human society as a whole has ample productive capacity to feed, clothe, provide iPhones to every one on earth… aside from mal-distribution due to power differentials between rich and poor.
This prosperity, plus birth control, abortion freedom and women throwing off patriarchic religious structures have given women (and society) the freedom from Malthus. The survival of previous societies provided women no choice, they had no choice but to strive for 7 children in order to get 2 surviving male heirs in order to support them in adult-hood.
Geez, PH. The more people in the world, the more energy is required to power them, from ag production to things like iPhones.
Too many people comprise the elephant in the room, cheerfully ignored by idealists of all stripes.
How long until we get a U.S. v. Trump criminal case pending in Federal Court? I'm guessing 6 mos. & the DC Court of Appeals will hear the case. They are going for the jugular as we speak. Time will tell if they hit it and if The Supremes uphold any conviction.
Meh. #BangBang has a plan for Fat Donnie’s problems: – the clouds will part and, well, we know how this ends (hint: with a black God at the Pearly Gates).
When will Colorado Republicans Represent:
From HC-R
fivethirtyeight.com predicts that there is a 27% chance that Democrats will win both chambers in the upcoming mid-terms. If this happens (thought and prayers), will the Republicans turn on Trump or McCarthy or McConnell?
No.
The Republican Party is a failed state and Trump is it's overlord. Don't look to the Republican Party to be reformed.
EW, I’m pretty sure you meant FiveThirtyEight. At first, I wondered if Nate Silver had competition.
Lol. Fixed.
Time stamp actually 10:00PM
I.C.Y.M.I.:This was a huge story on the political cable news shows this evening. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/us/politics/david-enrich-trump-gop.html