by Laura | Feb 27, 2013 | Pronatalism
Charles Kenny gives a smart perspective in response to the recent baby bust scares by folks like Jonathan Last and Joel Kotkin- that one negative effect of lower birthrates will be that there will be too many elderly. The title of his article on Bloomberg.com mirrors...
by Laura | Sep 26, 2012 | Population Issues
Today is World Contraception Day (WCD). It’s been organized by the European Society of Contraception since September 2007. According to WomanCare Global, it is a global campaign that recognizes the importance of access to contraception for women around the...
by Laura | Jul 11, 2012 | Population Issues
From wikipedia, World Population Day “is an annual event, observed on July 11, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by...
by Laura | May 4, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Issues, Childfree/Parenthood Related
I had the pleasure to be on Minnesota Public Radio this week, along with Bryan Caplan, the author of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids. The title of The Daily Circuit’s program was, “Is It Immoral to Have Children?” We did not really get to the...
by Laura | Apr 5, 2012 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree/Parenthood Related
In Elizabeth Kolbert’s recent article in The New Yorker talks about a guy who sure is worth knowing about: doctor Charles Knowlton. Why? Because he is a father of the idea that having children is a choice, that parenthood is optional. Check out what Kolbert...