Read Part 1 here. Writing 200 years ago, anarchist William Godwin (1756-1836) observed that, before the publication of Thomas Robert Malthus’ (1766-1834) pessimistic Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798, most people believed that an increase in population would deliver better days. He saw “something exhilarating and cheerful” in this earlier spirit when humanity … Continue reading Environmental Despair Springs EternalPart 2: Malthusianism in the Industrial Age