According to demographic projections by the United Nations, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Palestinian National Authority, the Arabs of the West Bank and Gaza are the world’s fastest growing population—and residents of the Palestinian National Authority will outnumber Israeli Jews in the foreseeable future. But are these estimates accurate?

Impersonal social forces cannot explain why one of the very richest black populations in America suffers from black America"s very worst infant mortality rates.

The May 1 election in Great Britain hasn"t generated much excitement in part because the polls have been so one-sided throughout the spring.

Benefits apply only to WIC's prenatal program; the evidence suggests much more modest effects than WIC's boosters claim.

China's demographic patterns will be driven by long life expectancy andlowfertility.

For Russia and its people, the nightmare of Soviet totalitarianism has come to an end, only to be followed by a phenomenon much more familiar in Russian history: a "time of troubles."

Approaching his final lap as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Archer (R-Texas) has dedicated himself to the task of reforming the Social Security system.