Are Children Worth It?

The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman join in to discuss their book, What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice.

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Image by Peter Paul Rubens, public domain. Image cropped.
Мusic by Jack Bauerlein. 

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