The Malthusians Are Back.

Fun fact: Malthus  had three children.

This British Broadcasting article has a synopsis of the debate with a bit on Malthus up to the present/future worries, .. but also going back to Plato, Mesopotamia, and even a prehistoric volcano that almost took out cavepeople via smoke/ash killing off food sources (let’s give thanks to In’n Out Burger).

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220905-is-the-world-overpopulated?