A radical plan to make children a national priority

Forget the slogans about “delayed parenthood” or “work-life balance.” U.S. fertility has dropped below 1.6 children per woman. It no longer signals fluctuation or delay. It signals terminal decline. If we remain on this path, we will become a nation that grows older, poorer and lonelier with each passing year. The tax base will shrink, social services will buckle, and the economy will become a ghost town built for children who never arrived.

And yet, it’s still possible to turn this around.