Malthus and the global perilhome/Opinion/Op-Ed Columns/Malthus and the global perilI DEPART from conspiracy theories and speculate on a phenomenon whose impact is now being felt worldwide. By 2050, at current growth rates, the United Nations predicts the world population could reach 9.6 billion. While in college, I was fascinated by the hypothesis of an 18th century philosopher, Thomas Malthus, whose writings centered on world population and its capacity to consume the earth’s resources. They are now a threat not only to the “haves, the rich and the developed world,” but even to their own — from whence they came. Every country has its crazy, angry individuals driven to kill; poor countries have no monopoly on them.

Source: Manila Times February 19, 2019 17:57 UTC