Jonathan Last

America’s One-Child Policy
January 24th, 2011

Quick update on my numerology-like obsession continuing interest in demographics, fertility rates, and population. I’m writing a book-length version of America’s One-Child Policy for Encounter, so I’ll probably be sprinkling in some demography posts among the Dark Knight Rises stuff during the next year. I mention this only as a way of soliciting string from you. If you see interesting news/books/journal articles on the subject, please send them along.

Thanks in advance.

Duncan January 24, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Will look forward to buying a copy when it comes out. I’m enjoying the encounter series a lot. Currently working my way through Culture Counts: Faith and Feeling in a World Besieged by Roger Scruton. Might be interested to see if there is any relation to decline in population tied with decline in religious belief and practice.

Jeff Singer January 24, 2011 at 5:43 pm

Very, very exciting.

I know your focus will be America, but it can’t hurt during your research to check out Sarrazin’s book on Germany’s population/Islam problem. Also, I found this relatively recent story about birthrates fascinating:

http://mangans.blogspot.com/2010/07/raising-birthrate-in-georgia.html#comments

I should pass it along to our “Price of Everything” guy as it is hard to explain the demographic boom in Georgia based solely on prices…

Galley Wife January 26, 2011 at 4:02 pm

Wait, you’re writing a book?

: )

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