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Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Nicholas Eberstadt is an American political economist. He holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a political think tank. He is also a Senior Adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), a member of the visiting committee at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a member of the Global Leadership Council at the World Economic Forum. He is the author of numerous books and articles, often published under the name Nick Eberstadt.
The basic trouble with all long-range population projections is that they are driven by assumptions about birth levels - and there is still no reliable method for predicting fertility levels a generation from now, to say nothing of a century hence.
The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.
Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.