My mother recently brought to my attention a smart comment by Parade magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant. She was asked by John Stroot of Camarillo, California, “In a thousand years, people will look back on our society and say whether we were a success or not. If you were one of those people, what do you think you might say?”

Warren Buffett makes the Wall of Shame today for – apparently – failing to understand limits to growth. One would hope such a smart and successful businessperson would be aware that the wealth “creation” of the last 80 years has come at a very heavy price on our ecosystems and natural resources, and cannot possibly continue.

Yesterday, July 11, was World Population Day, marked by a disappointing dearth of news reports and commentary about the most important population issue of our time: we are in overshoot and need to shrink our numbers.

Applause, applause, for some very smart writing by bioethicist Elizabeth Yuko, published recently in The Washington Post:

Not All Women Want to be Mothers. Finally, Our Culture is Recognizing That

I was hoping to get the refrigerator magnets out when I saw the headline:

The Eco Guide to Population Growth

That’s an audacious title. “Eco Guide” connotes some authority. My hopes were dashed, however. There is no authority here.