What: Republican VP candidate JD Vance has repeatedly criticized people and politicians for not having children, saying it was “sociopathic” and implying people without kids are irresponsible. The New York Times talks to researchers who study birth rate trends, and they see “a more nuanced picture.”
Why it matters: “The decision to forgo having children is most likely not a sign that Americans are becoming more hedonistic, they say. For one thing, fertility rates are declining throughout the developed world. Rather, it indicates that larger societal factors — such as rising child care costs, increasingly expensive housing and slipping optimism about the future — have made it feel more untenable to raise children in the United States.”
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