
More People, More Food: Why Ehrlich and Thanos Got It Wrong
Compared to 1900, we have 8.28 million fewer farmers today with 263.7 million more people. And we live 30 years longer.
Professor Gale L. Pooley teaches U.S. economic history at Utah Tech University. He is an Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and a board member of HumanProgress.org.
Compared to 1900, we have 8.28 million fewer farmers today with 263.7 million more people. And we live 30 years longer.
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Blog Post | Energy & Natural Resources
Earth was 518.4 percent more abundant in 2024 than it was in 1980.
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Always compare prices to hourly wages to understand the true change in living standards.
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The money price of eggs is higher than in 1919, but the time price is lower.
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Since 1950, the global population has increased by 229 percent while the time price of gasoline fell by 35 percent.
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Elon Musk is using his billions to relentlessly discover new knowledge
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What a week for innovation.
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Stargate for $500 billion or DeepSeek for $5 million?
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