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1 month ago | 
lifesitenews.com | Louis March
(Mercator) — My interest in demography blossomed back in the days when Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb thesis, a Malthusian gloom-and-doom scenario, was all the rage. “Population explosion” was conventional wisdom. Yet under the radar, demography nerds were finding that population collapse was in the cards. But that was not the “accepted” view; the media-savvy Ehrlichs were dining out predicting mass starvation ahead because of – drum roll – population explosion.
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1 month ago | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
My interest in demography blossomed back in the days when Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s The Population Bombthesis, a Malthusian gloom-and-doom scenario, was all the rage. “Population explosion” was conventional wisdom. Yet under the radar, demography nerds were finding that population collapse was in the cards. But that was not the “accepted” view; the media-savvy Ehrlichs were dining out predicting mass starvation ahead because of – drum roll – population explosion. Today demography news is posted 24/7.
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2 months ago | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
Gotta love the UK Daily Mail. Dismissed as a sensationalist tabloid, it is chock full of hard news, with thorough reportage by gifted journalists. Coverage usually includes eye-catching colour photos revealing things often censored overlooked in “mainstream” outlets. (Such is the power of demography, in the US reporters are advised not to reveal the race of criminal perps. Apparently, they fear folks will turn rabidly racist at the drop of a hat).
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
Christmas is coming; 2025 is barreling down upon us. The New Year seems destined to bring monumental change. We are on track for more war, tectonic geopolitical permutations and the beginnings of a global monetary reset. But will there be a turnaround in that which most ails our species? Sadly not. However, 2025 will bring a most important gathering that will address the issue head-on. Global ailmentWhat most ails humanity?
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
One of the 19th century’s more celebrated rags-to-riches figures, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, wrote Through the Dark Continent (1878) about his explorations in Africa. His sensational title was a marketing ploy to boost sales. Stanley coined the term “Dark Continent” because Africa was so mysterious to Westerners back then. Millions followed the exploits of intrepid African explorers. Africa’s mystique endures.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. That sinks in whenever I leave the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. It is good to be back home. My recent excursion into the imperial city brought me up close and personal with the chattering class. I once dwelled among them; their ways are familiar. They are so well educated, so (mis)informed, so secure in their status as “nice people” who “matter.” Common sense has been educated away.
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May 14, 2024 | 
lifenews.com | Steven Ertelt |Louis March
The West has long been obsessed with China. In the 19th century, the Middle Kingdom was dominated and debauched by Western trading companies, backed by Western militaries, pushing drugs into China. Remember the Opium Wars? Those uppity Chinese had the effrontery to destroy the British India Company’s opium and try to eradicate addiction. That was China’s century of humiliation. Now the shoe is on the other foot. China has roared past the collective West in so many metrics.
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May 13, 2024 | 
mercatornet.com | Louis March |Gabriel A. Andrade |Michael Cook |James Parker
The West has long been obsessed with China. In the 19th century, the Middle Kingdom was dominated and debauched by Western trading companies, backed by Western militaries, pushing drugs into China. Remember the Opium Wars? Those uppity Chinese had the effrontery to destroy the British India Company’s opium and try to eradicate addiction. That was China’s century of humiliation. Now the shoe is on the other foot. China has roared past the collective West in so many metrics.
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May 8, 2024 | 
mercatornet.com | Louis March |Gabriel A. Andrade |Michael Cook |James Parker
Had I a dollar for each time someone told me they were a feminist, well, it’d be about two grand. Back in my Washington days, being feminist was a badge of honour, especially among young men in political jobs. Women approved, so it helped your social life. Proclaiming fealty to feminism was politically correct, thus beneficial for professional advancement. It was the “in” thing. As for young women, how could they be anything but? Their mere presence in the political class was feminism incarnate.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
mercatornet.com | Louis March |Michael Cook |James Parker
Robert Ripley (1890-1949) was a one-of-a-kind impresario with a fascination for the far-out. He built an empire reporting the weird, exotic and grotesque through his columns, broadcasts and the “Ripley’s Believe it or Not!” museums, called Odditoriums. People the world over goggled at Ripley’s accounts of the flaky and freakish. Germany’s new family policy fits the bill. Were Ripley around today he would jump on it in a heartbeat.
