Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) has released a compelling new Forum paper, The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity, authored by Nathanial Gronewold, Ph.D. This paper dismantles the long-held belief that a rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) always signifies progress and improved well-being for the American people.
This new book offers consolation and validation to those who have been consistently ignored about the seriousness of the overpopulation issue.
Boomtowns are an iconic feature of America’s history, one that often hews to a familiar template: a small burg is rapidly transformed to a bustling center of commerce, usually following the discovery of a precious metal or a fossil fuel.
In early 2026, Ghana temporarily paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora in order to review and simplify an application process that had become costly, complex, and difficult to navigate — part of a deliberate effort to make the system more accessible and user-friendly before reopening it.1 This kind of pause — usually associated with system-wide strain or …
The Land of Lincoln: Is There something in Illinois’ Water? An NPG Commentary
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Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) has released a compelling new Forum paper, The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity, authored by Nathanial Gronewold, Ph.D. This paper dismantles the long-held belief that a rising Gross Domestic Product (GDP) always signifies progress and improved well-being for the American people.
There are emerging signs that better human economic security and welfare can be ensured through steady population decline. Economists, however, disagree, obsessed as they are with one measure of wealth: rising gross domestic product (GDP).
Leveraging Demographic Change with Foresight and Balance
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