Opinion
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Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World

Climate panic and coercive family planning created a new global crisis: shrinking, aging societies headed for demographic disaster.
Peak Population: Prepare for a Shrinking World
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Michael Munger
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Earth is going to hit “peak population” before the end of this century. Within 25 years, most of the world’s developed nations will be facing sharp population declines, with shrinking pools of young people working to support an ever-aging population.

Michael Munger
Michael Munger
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Michael Munger is a professor of political science, economics, and public policy at Duke University and senior fellow of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). His degrees are from Davidson College, Washington University in St. Louis, and Washington University. Munger’s research interests include regulation, political institutions, and political economy.
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