The author discussesPeter Tamas Bauer's assessment of the "population problem" and his contributions to the field of development economics.

I first met Peter Bauer in October 1977. At the time I was 21, and very Left.

Much of the anti-natal and neo-Malthusian literature reveals an appalling ignorance about real human beings--especially poor ones.

The oil is there. The obstacles to putting it to use are strictly political: restrictions on drilling, on building refineries, and on making the distribution system more efficient.

Thedelivery of aid should rest in the hands of private firms and individuals from developed countries, not governments.

Given the right conditions, the rich citizens of China, America, and Europe will to help the less fortunate in Asia create the necessary institutions to support poverty reduction.

Today, nearly 80 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients originate outside the United States. But the FDA cannot adequately oversee the safety of chemicals manufactured overseas and imported into the United States.