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The Marketing Genius of T. R. Malthus

by Jane Shaw Stroup

Thomas Robert Malthus has had a very long run. Issuing his first essay on population in 1798, he has persuaded millions of people that the world is threatened by overpopulation.“The effect of Malthusianism was immediate and dramatic,” writes historian Gertrude Himmelfarb. “For half a century social attitudes and policies were decisively shaped by the new turn of thought.”[1] And the impact continues.Until November I had never read Malthus’s essay.[2] To my surprise, it is a delightful … [Read more...]

Dated: April 6, 2020

Tagged With: Food, Malthus, Malthusianism, overpopulation, Thomas Malthus
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Climate & Energy, Featured

The trouble with the political push for climate change activism

by Anthony J. Sadar

The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, as the old song goes, have shoved their way into the fall. And with them, the political push for climate change activism chucked kids out of the classroom and into the streets this past Friday (not that they needed a reason to cut class, especially in nice weather). Not to be outdone by the shouting students, this past Monday, adults from around the globe with their own dreams of climate utopia (and excuse to cut work and party in a fab city), descended … [Read more...]

Dated: September 26, 2019

Tagged With: Anthony Sadar, climate action, Climate Change, Paul Ehrlich, Thomas Malthus, UN Climate Action Summit, urban heat island
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment, Climate & Energy, Environmental Subjects, Featured

How to Prevent Climate Change? Prevent Births!

by E. Calvin Beisner

For 218 years---since Thomas Robert Malthus published the first edition of his Essay on the Principle of Population---people have been coming up with new rationales for limiting or even reducing human population. For Malthus, the fundamental reason is that people ate too much, so increasing their numbers would lead to starvation as farmers' ability to raise enough food fell behind a mushrooming population. Others since then have expanded his argument to all kinds of other resources---forests, … [Read more...]

Dated: July 21, 2017

Tagged With: Climate Policy, I=PAT, Institute for Faith Work and Economics, Julian L. Simon, Kimberly Nicholas, one-child policy, overpopulation, Paul Ehrlich, population control, Prospects for Growth A Biblical View of Population Resources and the Future, Seth Wynes, The Ultimate Resources, Thomas Malthus
Filed Under: Bridging Humanity and the Environment

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Future Speaking Engagements

May 23, 2025 – Grand Rapids, MI

GR.Church, 4525 Stauffer Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49508

Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, Cornwall Alliance President, and Steve Goreham, Cornwall Alliance Board Member, will hold a symposium on Sustainable Energy, Climate Change, and the costs to YOUR life.  For tickets and more information, click HERE.

June 18-21, 2025–Dallas, TX

Cornwall Alliance will be a host of the Association of Classical Christian Schools’ (ACCS) annual Repairing the Ruins conference in Dallas, TX, and will have an exhibit booth.

Details and registration can be found HERE.

September 19-20–Arlington, VA

Dr Beisner will represent the Cornwall Alliance at the fall meeting of the Philadelphia Society and will have a literature table.

Attendance is for Society members and invited guests only. To inquire about an invitation, email Dr. Cal Beisner: Calvin@cornwallalliance.org.

September 26-27– Lynchburg, VA

Dr. Beisner will be speaking at the Christian Education Initiative Annual Summit, “Advancing Christ’s Kingdom Through Biblical Worldview Education.” 

Details and registration can be found HERE.

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