The year was 1838. In England, the Industrial Revolution was under way, but it had made rich only the owners of production, not the workers. In increasingly crowded cities, ordinary people struggled ...

No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An Essay on the Principles of Population,” the “Malthusian” position – the idea that ...

Virginia Tech students and professors gathered to hear Glenn Davis Stone, a professor at Washington and Lee University, give a lecture on agricultural theories and practices earlier this month. Stone ...

The holiday season is here and with it a chance to read or watch Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” Whether the book itself, or portrayals onscreen with Alistair Sim, George C. Scott, Patrick ...

A child is born. For almost every parent, everywhere and always, the entry of a new person into the world is a welcome wonder. But economists generally have a different outlook on births. They prefer ...

The holiday season is here, and with it a chance to read or watch Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Whether the book itself, or portrayals onscreen with Alistair Sim, George C. Scott, Patrick ...

Charles Darwin and William Paley -- An age of science, an age of reason -- Problems at home -- John Ray : founding father -- Difficulties with the theory, and the argument extended -- Fossils and time ...

(The Conversation) — The English cleric and economist’s name is used to malign critics of progress. But historical context sheds a different light on Malthus’ ideas, a scholar argues. (The ...

Roy Scranton received funding from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An ...