I’m not a natalist for economic reasons — though I do think aging societies can create economic problems.
And I agree with my colleague Jessica Grose that there is too much panic among natalists about declining birthrates.
Sacrificial love is not exclusive to parents, of course, but it flows naturally from decent people when they have kids.
It has more promise as a cultural cause, but even then it is often scolding and even malicious.
When JD Vance rants, for example, about “childless cat ladies,” he’s not engaged in a coherent cultural argument.
Persons:
I’m, Jessica Grose, JD Vance, ” he’s, Charlie Kirk, ”