America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.
The Opinions14 Loka 2024

America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.

Despite concerns over the falling birthrate, especially on the right, the Times Opinion columnist David French recognizes that the push to have more families — and bigger ones — has become problematic. In this audio essay, French explains why he thinks the recent political conversation on the topic reveals “the worst form of natalism.”

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