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The population prophet we all love to hate

By Richard Reese | January 15, 2015

Paul Ehrlich

In 1968, biologist Paul Ehrlich achieved infamy by publishing The Population Bomb: Population Control or Race to Oblivion?, one of the most controversial eco-books ever printed.  Ehrlich has been condemned to spend eternity with Thomas Malthus, in a dungeon reserved for doom perverts.  To this day, professors still use the two lads as great reasons to never take seriously … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Green Revolution, overpopulation, Paul Ehrlich, Thomas Malthus

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