Climate: Some nations must develop fossil fuel resources
Head is spinning African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt,…
Demographics, International: “Immigration Privilege” is Real
Most of us do not have an option of moving to another country – yet being “international” and globalized is a key attribute in today’s job market. Today, I saw…
Demographics: True -> “The Global War for Young Talent Will Shape the Future | Time”
Meanwhile, most of the population is stuck on the Population Bomb meme that was wrong the day it was published 55 years ago. That mindset is locked into today’s younger…
Demographics, Economy: Demographics now key driver of global economy
Ibbitson, 67, said over the next several decades that demographics will be the key driver of the global economy as more baby boomers age and birth rates around the world…
Demographics: The diversity of languages in the U.S. due to immigration
Contrary to what some Americans seem to believe, the United States historically has been a polyglot nation containing a diverse array of languages. At the time of independence, non-English European…
Demographics: History of Federal immigration laws from 1917 on
Good grief By the 1920’s, nearly one-third of the American population consisted of immigrants and their families. The birthrate among this segment of the population suggested that the proportion of…
Demographics: As of 2017, about 50 million residents of the U.S. were born in another country
In 2017, 49,780,000 people living in United States were born in other countries. Source: Global Migration Map: Origins and Destinations, 1990-2017 | Pew Research Center Where did they immigrate from?…
Demographics: Why “Boomers” and “Millennials” view immigration differently
This post was originally written two weeks ago. I have updated with new information and charts that help explain why “Millennials” (per polls) are more supportive of immigration than are…
Demographics: Russia’s population is cratering
Emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’ Source: Russia’s population is in historic decline from emigration, war and plunging birth rate | Fortune Russia’s population has…
Follow up: The Soviet economy will overtake the U.S. economy between 1984 and 1997
Samuelson was 100% wrong. For decades, since its 1961 edition, students of economics had read in Paul Samuelson’s textbook the following sentence: “The Soviet economy is proof that, contrary to…