What are children for? For my grandmother, this would have seemed a strange question. For her, having children was not a matter of choice but simply, as she once put it to me, “what one did.” Today, though, children have become decisions we make: an opt-in variation on our default state of . . . . Continue Reading »
Most families would prefer that one parent stay at home. Continue Reading »
On Nadya Williams's latest book, Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity. Continue Reading »
The suffering of birth brings our beloved child into our arms. The suffering of death brings us, beloved children, into the hands of our Father. Continue Reading »
Daniel Buck joins in to discuss his new report, Think Again. Continue Reading »
We should distinguish between “mere pro-natalists” and those who prioritize family formation as the basis for increasing birth rates. Continue Reading »
JD Vance is correct that our country’s political power centers are increasingly being led by those without children. Continue Reading »
The consequences of today’s flight from children will be profound. Continue Reading »
Timothy P. Carney joins the podcast to discuss his new book Family Unfriendly. Continue Reading »
The Wanting Seed is a guide for understanding our world today—especially the realities and implications of modern materialism, empiricism, urbanization, and utilitarianism. Continue Reading »
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