Ben J. Wattenberg is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. For the past eleven years he has been the moderator (or "immoderator" as he likes to call himself) of the prize-winning weekly PBS television discussion program Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg. He is the author of ten books, many of which have shaped the public dialogue, including Values Matter Most, The Real Majority (in collaboration with Richard Scammon), The Birth Dearth, and The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong. Wattenberg was a member of the U.S. delegation to the 1984 UN World Population Conference, and has participated in population symposia with the United Nations Population Division, the National Academy of Science, the Population Association of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been appointed to foreign policy advisory posts by Presidents Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Speaker Thomas Foley. He lives in Washington, D.C. To read more of Mr. Wattenberg's work, visit his blog.
An engagingly argued look at what happens when we get what we wish
for, and Wattenberg is the thinker to write it.
*Detroit Free Press*
A remarkable book...in terms of its importance for our country and
the world.
*The Washington Times*
One of the more interesting books of 2004.
*Detroit News*
He has done his homework…in a breezy and provocative style while
providing the data to support his concern.
*The Roanoke Times*
Fewer is an extremely informative and provocative book.
*Tulsa World*
This book is the foundation for long-term global econometric and
political thinking.
*First Principles U.S.*
Fewer provides valuable food for thought.
*Daily Yomiuri*
Nimble narrative of demographic data.
*World Watch*
Lucidly show[s] how the once-feared population explosion is giving
way to a birth dearth.
*WORLD*
This thought-provoking book addresses an important issue and is
presented in nontechnical language accessible to a wide spectrum of
readers. Highly recommended.
*CHOICE*
It is important that good minds pay close attention to these
changes. This book is a very helpful contribution to that
effort.
*News Weekly*
[He has] gathered the data and usefully corrected widespread and
longstanding misrepresentations.
*Eric Cohen, Ethics and Public Policy Center*
Keeping his statistics comprehensible to the demographic novice,
he...skillfully analyzes the economic and social situations that
might occur.
*Publishers Weekly*
Ben Wattenberg has again brought a vital issue to the public policy
debate.
*Joseph Chamie, Director, Population Division, DESA, United
Nations*
This fascinating book tells us more than anything yet about why we
are Fewer.... I strongly recommend it.
*Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
and member of Reagan’s Cabinet*
There is no better analyst to guide us through the complex
political, social, and economic implications of this development
than Ben Wattenberg.
*Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and the Last
Man*
Scholarly, readable and compelling.
*Joseph Lieberman, Senator*
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