Except for a few Mathusiasts most of us soon forgot the brouhaha he generated-or simply ignored it at the time. For most of us it was more haha than brou. Obviously Ehrlich was wrong. But give him credit, he is persistent. In his reaction to UN PopCon '94 he insisted that he was right in 1968.
Some professors never learn.
The US and the UN should cooperate in campaigns to encourage smoking. For openers, we can remove all taxes on tobacco products. The more we smoke, the sooner we'll die and help alleviate the problem of overpopulation. And think of the billions we'll save on Social Security and Medicare. All governments should set up special agencies to encourage and perform abortions, free, on demand.