April Archive

The Population Centre of the US: Plato, Texas County, Missouri

Marcus Roberts | 29 April 2011

The Population Centre of the US is now in Texas County, Missouri.

The Anglican Church Wants A Halt in Population Incentives

Marcus Roberts | 28 April 2011

There seems to be a federal inquiry in Australia at the moment into the optimum population that the Lucky Country should be aiming for.

Britain Celebrates Marriage & Hungary Makes Moves to Protect It

Shannon Buckley | 27 April 2011

The Royal wedding is creeping closer and people around the world will be watching William and Kate make a commitment to each other for life on April 29th at Westminster Abbey.

Happy Easter!

Marcus Roberts | 22 April 2011

Happy Easter!

China Wrestles with the Effects of the One-Child Policy

Marcus Roberts | 20 April 2011

There is further pressure on the Chinese Government to modify or even abandon its one-child policy as resulting economic and social problems are becoming more evident.

Vodka causes a shortage of men in Russia

Shannon Buckley | 19 April 2011

Russia’s women may be having trouble finding a groom if population trends are anything to go by.

The Differing Migration Fortunes of the UK and Portugal

Marcus Roberts | 15 April 2011

While the UK is contemplating growing number of immigrants, Portugal is lamenting its lost migrants.

The US Melting Pot Keeps on Bubbling

Marcus Roberts | 13 April 2011

The 2011 US censes shows that the future population of the United States will be more Hispanic, more Asian, less African-American and less white.

A more elderly workforce for a more elderly society?

Marcus Roberts | 11 April 2011

Our ageing population requires a rethink on our approach to the working elderly.

Federal abortion funding to be cut in the US?

Shannon Buckley | 08 April 2011

Over the last 100 years, contraception has been looked to more and more as a way for the world to ‘control’ its population.

Growing old in Asia

Marcus Roberts | 06 April 2011

It seems that the issue of population ageing and decline is getting more and more media coverage.

Moscow to host first demographic summit in Moscow in June

Michael Cook | 06 April 2011

If there is any country in the world which ought to know the stupidity of yabbering about over-population, it is Russia. With a birth rate of about 1.2 and a decline of 6 million people over the past 20 years (12 million without immigration), Russia is in trouble. As Prime Minister Vladimir Putin puts it, "Without exaggeration, the central problem of contemporary Russia is demography, strengthening the family, [and] increasing the birth rate."

Dick Smith and Australia’s “Population Explosion”

Marcus Roberts | 04 April 2011

A few days ago Australian millionaire and former Australian of the Year Dick Smith was quoted in the Australian media as calling for a “China-like quota on the number of kids” that Australians should have.

India’s appalling sex ratio worsens

Michael Cook | 02 April 2011

The latest figures show that India’s child sex ratio is getting even worse. The normal ratio for children between 0 and 6 is about 950 girls to 1000 boys. However, early returns for the 2011 census show that the number of girls to 1,000 boys has shrunk to 914 girls to every 1000 boys, down from 927 in 2001.

A snip for you and a snip for me

Marcus Roberts | 01 April 2011

If you were thinking about having your dog or cat neutered, now there is an added incentive! As was mentioned by Bill Muehlenberg in his MercatorNet article on PETA seeking to have the Bible less “speciesist”, the good folk at People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals are giving away one free vasectomy (up to the value of $500) for anyone who can prove that they had a dog or cat neutered between March 29 and April 27, 2011.

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