A collection of 12 posts
Escalating house prices and density rules trap young people in renting, eroding homeownership—a key to democracy.
Why are households struggling to buy homes in advanced economies, and what does the erosion of ownership mean for inequality, family formation, and the resilience of liberal democracy?
In the United States, demographic decline will test conservative support for welfare reform.
Fertility decline is not merely a demographic curiosity—it is a structural challenge with civilisational implications. So why are people so reluctant to take it seriously?
The Simon Abundance Index 2024 finds Earth’s resources 509% more plentiful than in 1980.
The more people there are, the more solutions to problems will be found.
We need to consider ways to reverse or at least slow rapid depopulation
As wide as the partisan gaps are concerning illegal immigration and free trade, none can compare to those on environmental protection and global warming.
As the global population has grown, resources haven’t become scarcer—they’ve become more abundant.
The enormous level of immigration to the United States has actually done little to change the overall demographics of the country over the past 20 years.
Unless we find a way of side-stepping the extremes and debating these issues in an evidence-led, analytical way then the moderate.
Progressives should remember that civilisation is not a science laboratory.