In the week leading up to the ESA conference and its two symposia on population and economic growth, and in the wake of the Republican primary debate, I offer "First Cut:No Five-Kid Presidents" as food for thought, to pique some interest in population matters, and even as an exercise to be analyzed (i.e., picked apart) by your population dynamics students:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-czech/first-cut-no-fivekid-pres_b_7947704.html [1] Huffington Post originally had it in the Entertainment section. I had them move it to Politics because, under the veil of humor, we (ecologists) grasp the import of this topic. So I have also challenged the good members of the Society of Environmental Journalists to take on the candidates on these grounds, most especially Trump (5 kids), Webb (6), and "Champion Breeder" (7). And you can do the same, in letters to editors, for example... -- Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org Links: ------ [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-czech/first-cut-no-fivekid-pres_b_7947704.html
