https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-03-17/paul-ehrlich-wrong-everything

Wow.

«There’s something about Malthusian dread that is simply too seductive to shake.

…

Ehrlich’s defenders — and they are legion — argue that he was a true prophet in that prophets issue apocalyptic warnings that, if heeded, can be avoided. This is more nonsense. He said mass “die-offs” were unavoidable with even the best policies, and the anti-growth fads he supported largely made things worse.

Simply put, his pessimism was simply too big to fail.»