Paul Ehrlich: Wrong on 60 Minutes and for Almost 60 Years
CBS recently featured doomsayer Paul Ehrlich on their long-running show 60 Minutes. In his segment, Ehrlich tries to convince viewers we're on a fast track to an environmental disaster of existential proportions, particularly when it comes to animal extinctions. But Ehrlich, famous for failed predictions, refuses to correct his nearly 60-year fundamental error.