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Can Politicians Make People Want Babies?
The number-one reason young people aren’t having kids is that they “just don’t want to.” (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
J.D. Vance thinks so. But incentivizing child-rearing can only go so far.
By Madeleine Kearns
07.29.24 — U.S. Politics
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It wasn’t only women without kids who were displeased by Vance’s “childless cat lady” remarks. It was also pro-natalists: people who don’t reso…

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Madeleine Kearns
Madeleine Kearns is an contributing writer at The Free Press. Previously, she was a staff writer at National Review where she regularly appeared on the magazine’s flagship podcast, The Editors. Her work has also appeared in The Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, UnHerd, and a range of other publications. She writes and performs music.
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