What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster is a book by the Weekly Standard columnist Jonathan V. Last about declining birthrates in the United States and elsewhere around the world and the implications for demographics and the functioning of society and the economy (hardcover release February 2013, paperback release June 2014).[1]
What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster
Nick Gillespie, editor of Reason Magazine, reviewed the book on Bookforum, saying that he was convinced by Last's argument that birthrates were declining and there was not much that could be done about it, but found Last's account of the negative consequences exaggerated.[6][7]
David Desrosiers reviewed the book favorably for Washington Times, writing that Last has argued that declining birthrates are largely a consequence of the changes set in motion by the Enlightenment rather than of any specific government policies, though policies by US liberals may have sped up the decline.[8]Stanley Kurtz and Bradford Wilcox wrote separate reviews of the book for National Review.[9]
William McGurn, editor of the New York Post, reviewed the book favorably for the Wall Street Journal, but was critical of Last for having too much confidence in his pessimistic scenarios. McGurn concluded: "In theory, it's all certainly possible. But as Mr. Last reminds us, we do well to be modest about our predictions. Because the one thing the math tells us is this: We've never been here before."[10]
Elizabeth Kolbert discussed the book along with many others in an article for The New Yorker about population.[13] Last wrote a response to Kolbert's review,[14] and Daniel Halper concurred with Last's assessment of the review, claiming that Kolbert "gets it completely wrong."[15]
A New York Times article in April 2013 listed Last's book as one of many that was raising a "false alarm" about declining US fertility.[16]
^Last, Jonathan V. (February 12, 2013). "America's Baby Bust: The nation's falling fertility rate is the root cause of many of our problems. And it's only getting worse". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Lopez, Kathryn Jean (February 21, 2013). "Disaster Coming? The dark clouds of demography". National Review. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^"Jonathan Last Discusses America's Baby Bust". Washington Free Beacon. February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Gillespie, Nick (April–May 2013). "Let It Breed: A conservative author finds economic peril in population decline". Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Gillespie, Nick (March 28, 2013). "Nick Gillespie on What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster". Reason Magazine (Hit and Run blog). Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^DesRosiers, David (March 4, 2013). "BOOK REVIEW: 'What to Expect When No One's Expecting'". Washington Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Kurtz, Stanley (February 5, 2013). "Jonathan Last's What to Expect When No One's Expecting". Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^McGurn, William (February 20, 2013). "The Children Of Men: For decades we've been warned about the dangers of overpopulation. The real threat to our future, argues Jonathan V. Last, is that we are not having enough babies". Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Mead, Walter Russell (May–June 2013). "What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster By Jonathan V. Last". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^The Case for More Babies April 24, 2014 issue of The New York Review of Books
^Kolbert, Elizabeth (October 21, 2013). "Head Count: Fertilizer, fertility, and the clashes over population growth". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Last, Jonathan V. (October 16, 2013). "The New Yorker and 'What to Expect'". Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Halper, Daniel (October 16, 2014). "New Yorker Botches 'What to Expect'". Weekly Standard. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
^Hoff, Derek S. (April 17, 2013). "The False Alarm Over U.S. Fertility". New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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What to Expect When No One s Expecting America s Coming Demographic Disaster is a book by the Weekly Standard columnist Jonathan V Last about declining birthrates in the United States and elsewhere around the world and the implications for demographics and the functioning of society and the economy hardcover release February 2013 paperback release June 2014 1 What to Expect When No One s Expecting America s Coming Demographic DisasterFirst editionAuthorJonathan V LastGenreNon fictionPublished2013PublisherEncounter BooksISBN978 1594037313 Contents 1 Reception 1 1 Media appearances interviews and self promotion 1 2 Detailed reviews 1 3 Mentions 2 See also 3 ReferencesReception editMedia appearances interviews and self promotion edit Last wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal summarizing the key themes of his book 2 Last was interviewed by Kathryn Jean Lopez for National Review 3 He also appeared to discuss the book on John Stossel s show on the Fox Business Network 4 and on MSNBC s program The Cycle 5 Detailed reviews edit Nick Gillespie editor of Reason Magazine reviewed the book on Bookforum saying that he was convinced by Last s argument that birthrates were declining and there was not much that could be done about it but found Last s account of the negative consequences exaggerated 6 7 David Desrosiers reviewed the book favorably for Washington Times writing that Last has argued that declining birthrates are largely a consequence of the changes set in motion by the Enlightenment rather than of any specific government policies though policies by US liberals may have sped up the decline 8 Stanley Kurtz and Bradford Wilcox wrote separate reviews of the book for National Review 9 William McGurn editor of the New York Post reviewed the book favorably for the Wall Street Journal but was critical of Last for having too much confidence in his pessimistic scenarios McGurn concluded In theory it s all certainly possible But as Mr Last reminds us we do well to be modest about our predictions Because the one thing the math tells us is this We ve never been here before 10 Walter Russell Mead reviewed the book for Foreign Affairs 11 Joel E Cohen reviewed the book for The New York Review of Books 12 Mentions edit Elizabeth Kolbert discussed the book along with many others in an article for The New Yorker about population 13 Last wrote a response to Kolbert s review 14 and Daniel Halper concurred with Last s assessment of the review claiming that Kolbert gets it completely wrong 15 A New York Times article in April 2013 listed Last s book as one of many that was raising a false alarm about declining US fertility 16 See also editThe Empty Cradle by Phillip Longman What to Expect When You re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon MazelReferences edit Last Jonathan What to Expect When No One s Expecting America s Coming Demographic Disaster Encounter Books ISBN 978 1594037313 Last Jonathan V February 12 2013 America s Baby Bust The nation s falling fertility rate is the root cause of many of our problems And it s only getting worse Wall Street Journal Retrieved February 18 2014 Lopez Kathryn Jean February 21 2013 Disaster Coming The dark clouds of demography National Review Retrieved February 18 2014 Stossel John Why Fewer Babies Could Hurt the Economy Fox Business Network Jonathan Last Discusses America s Baby Bust Washington Free Beacon February 28 2013 Retrieved February 18 2014 Gillespie Nick April May 2013 Let It Breed A conservative author finds economic peril in population decline Retrieved February 18 2014 Gillespie Nick March 28 2013 Nick Gillespie on What to Expect When No One s Expecting America s Coming Demographic Disaster Reason Magazine Hit and Run blog Retrieved February 18 2014 DesRosiers David March 4 2013 BOOK REVIEW What to Expect When No One s Expecting Washington Times Retrieved February 18 2014 Kurtz Stanley February 5 2013 Jonathan Last s What to Expect When No One s Expecting Retrieved February 18 2014 McGurn William February 20 2013 The Children Of Men For decades we ve been warned about the dangers of overpopulation The real threat to our future argues Jonathan V Last is that we are not having enough babies Retrieved February 18 2014 Mead Walter Russell May June 2013 What to Expect When No One s Expecting America s Coming Demographic Disaster By Jonathan V Last Foreign Affairs Retrieved February 18 2014 The Case for More Babies April 24 2014 issue of The New York Review of Books Kolbert Elizabeth October 21 2013 Head Count Fertilizer fertility and the clashes over population growth The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Last Jonathan V October 16 2013 The New Yorker and What to Expect Retrieved February 18 2014 Halper Daniel October 16 2014 New Yorker Botches What to Expect Weekly Standard Retrieved February 18 2014 Hoff Derek S April 17 2013 The False Alarm Over U S Fertility New York Times Retrieved February 18 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What to 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