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

美国需要更多的孩子。 JD 万斯的羞耻游戏不会让我们到达那里。

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2024-10-14

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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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  • This is the Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times opinion.

  • You've heard the news.

  • Here's what to make of it.

  • My name is David French and I'm a columnist for the New York Times.

  • And like many conservatives, I believe the falling birth rate is a very important topic in the United States and in the world.

  • And I consider myself a natalist.

  • But I do have some profound concerns with how natalism is being discussed on the right.

  • Not only do my kids serve as a permanent reminder of what's important, they also keep me humble.

  • Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn't have anything keeping her humble.

  • We're effectively run in this country by a bunch of childless cat ladies.

  • They are, I think, the truest and.

  • Purest form of evil today.

  • What I worry about when I see.

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