U.S. Census

Last week the U.S. census had an odometer moment--when all the 9s turn to 0's, in this case to 300,000,000, the estimate last Tuesday of the current U.S. population. This piece by Robert Smith (10/16/2006 - 5:05) plays up some of the key forces affecting changes in not just the number of Americans but, more importantly, the make-up of that number.

Musings

• One great demographic trend continue to be movement away from the dominance of the white, two-parent, two-child household. How does your own experience accord with t his change?
  
• Some of the tensions in the American political landscape seem to be the result of this demographic shift as well, even though politicians, especially nationally, still seem to cling to the older pattern.
  

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