More people is better

The author argues that more people is better, and that the fear of overpopulation has given way to a real problem of underpopulation. Citing Andrew McAfee's "dematerialization" concept, the piece says economies can now grow with fewer resources, and that U.S. fertility has fallen from almost four children per woman in 1960 to below 1.7 today. It argues that population growth supports market demand, productivity through specialization, and innovation, and it points to immigration falling from 1 million to 250,000 since 2016 as a problem to fix.