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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     When Cultures Collide In Nineteen Ninety-three, Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington rocked the realm of political theory by predicting that global conflicts would likely return ... more The Commanding Heights This week, Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg examines the shifting tide of economic thought. In the last two decades, the ... more   Population Explosion or Birth Dearth, Part II main page Population Explosion or Birth Dearth, Part II Aired 4/18/2002 This week Think Tank is at the United Nations Secretariat in New York City, where demographers from all over the world met in March to revise the conventional wisdom about world population growth sharply downward. The numbers that came out of this meeting should shape how we think about environment, trade, pension systems and the global balance of power.   Read the full transcript   John Bongaarts     Vice President for Policy Research at the Population Council, former Chairman of a National Academy for Sciences Population Panel, and editor of "Beyond Six Billion"   Tim Dyson     Professor of Population Studies at the London School of Economics and author of "Population and Food: Global Trends and Future Prospects" Originally Aired: 4/18/2002     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. Fewer People, Part Two   aired 9/30/2004 Fewer People, Part One   aired 9/23/2004 Population Explosion or Birth Dearth? Part I   aired 11/27/2003 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.