http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/blog/the-conservative-backlash-against-catholic-bishops/ Advancing faith as a powerful force for justice, compassion and the common good. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/blog/the-conservative-backlash-against-catholic-bishops/#comment-39215 Wallace Brand Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:49:18 +0000 http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/?p=15315#comment-39215 This sounds like the failed argument of Reverend Malthus -- that population would increase until we were at the edge of starvation. That is why economics is called "the dismal science". But if Malthus had it right, why is so much of the population obese? This sounds like the failed argument of Reverend Malthus — that population would increase until we were at the edge of starvation. That is why economics is called “the dismal science”. But if Malthus had it right, why is so much of the population obese?

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