It’s been said many times before but I’ll say it again: every person who gets up on their platform about ‘the falling birthrate’
always means ‘the white birthrate’
always means ‘the white birthrate’
Things right-wingers concerned about the birthrate won't touch: "If you’re worried about population collapse, then I have two solutions for you: attract many more immigrants, and figure out how to loosen the patriarchal bargain’s grip on the masculine imagination."
If You Want to Raise Birthrates, You Need to Fix Men
New evidence that patriarchy plus economic growth leads to declining birthrates
publiccomment.blog
July 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It’s been said many times before but I’ll say it again: every person who gets up on their platform about ‘the falling birthrate’
always means ‘the white birthrate’
always means ‘the white birthrate’
"the left has a birthrate problem" is one of the most deranged things I've ever read
September 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"the left has a birthrate problem" is one of the most deranged things I've ever read
many listeners let us know the new xbox ceo is a weird birthrate tech weirdo, so don’t worry we talked about it on this
March 2, 2026 at 3:52 AM
many listeners let us know the new xbox ceo is a weird birthrate tech weirdo, so don’t worry we talked about it on this
“some birthrate news!”
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“some birthrate news!”
"U.S. BIRTHRATE HITS AN ALL-TIME LOW"
Meanwhile, in the U.S.:
Meanwhile, in the U.S.:
August 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"U.S. BIRTHRATE HITS AN ALL-TIME LOW"
Meanwhile, in the U.S.:
Meanwhile, in the U.S.:
The US is one of 8 countries without national paid maternity leave. And the GOP wonders why the birthrate is low?
May 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The US is one of 8 countries without national paid maternity leave. And the GOP wonders why the birthrate is low?
Yeah this is going to really help the birthrate.
November 10, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Yeah this is going to really help the birthrate.
the thing is these are good things for their own sake but they do not actually work to increase the birthrate, as the European experience largely shows. pretty much nothing increases the birthrate that we've found so far, whether good welfare state stuff or natalist nationalism and anti-choice shit.
leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
the thing is these are good things for their own sake but they do not actually work to increase the birthrate, as the European experience largely shows. pretty much nothing increases the birthrate that we've found so far, whether good welfare state stuff or natalist nationalism and anti-choice shit.
Famous leftist Ross Douthat
September 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Famous leftist Ross Douthat
Am I the only one appalled by this?
The Feminist Case for Spending Billions to Boost the Birthrate
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Am I the only one appalled by this?
Like the global birthrate, it's all downhill from here
July 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Like the global birthrate, it's all downhill from here
It's white supremacist birthrate nonsense again
December 5, 2023 at 9:03 PM
It's white supremacist birthrate nonsense again
PREDICTION: Nine months from now there will be a spike in the MAGA-household birthrate.
How are they presenting Trump in New York City without video?
September 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
PREDICTION: Nine months from now there will be a spike in the MAGA-household birthrate.
Translation: more white babies.
Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds
Some policy experts said they were not sure how the move was connected to the president’s overall transportation goals.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Translation: more white babies.
Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
Trump Administration Prioritizes High-Birthrate Areas for Transportation Funds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...
I know this isn't a scientific opinion, but maybe the birthrate is low because more women are educated, the cost of living is outrageous, housing is unaffordable, and the planet is cooking and almost no one is doing anything about it.
But hey, smart phones.
But hey, smart phones.
May 22, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I know this isn't a scientific opinion, but maybe the birthrate is low because more women are educated, the cost of living is outrageous, housing is unaffordable, and the planet is cooking and almost no one is doing anything about it.
But hey, smart phones.
But hey, smart phones.
I would bet hard money the US birthrate falls again in the next year, quite likely faster than normal.
Dr Oz: "We've dropped the infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies I'm hoping by the midterms."
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I would bet hard money the US birthrate falls again in the next year, quite likely faster than normal.
Huh. I thought our low birthrate was a national emergency?
The spokesman for Turning Point USA responds to SCOTUS upholding birthright citizenship:
June 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Huh. I thought our low birthrate was a national emergency?
Trump, Musk, Vance, I'm going to make these easy for you: The only way to increase the white birthrate is to make white people poor again. That is the lesson drawn from THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF SETTLED SOCIETIES.
HTFH
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
HTFH
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Trump, Musk, Vance, I'm going to make these easy for you: The only way to increase the white birthrate is to make white people poor again. That is the lesson drawn from THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF SETTLED SOCIETIES.
HTFH
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
HTFH
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...
imagine creating THE most hostile economic, social, and political environment in 60 years and expect people to procreate
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
The Birthrate Is Plunging. Why Some Say That’s a Good Thing.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
imagine creating THE most hostile economic, social, and political environment in 60 years and expect people to procreate
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
Japanese baby product manufacturers are turning their attention to the pet market amid collapsing birthrate.
Japan's pet care industry booms as ‘fur babies' outnumber infants
Japanese baby product manufacturers are turning their attention to the pet market amid collapsing birthrate.
www.aljazeera.com
July 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Japanese baby product manufacturers are turning their attention to the pet market amid collapsing birthrate.
anyone who talks about birthrate decline in the West without mentioning immigration as a solution is a white supremacist.
Every "population crisis" article in western media is just "WHERE ARE THE WHITE BABIES" in disguise and we absolutely do not have to give any credence to any of them
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
anyone who talks about birthrate decline in the West without mentioning immigration as a solution is a white supremacist.
hungary remains an object lesson in how conservative anxieties about The Birthrate Thing lead directly to policies that are horrible for The Birthrate Thing, because--at bottom--they do not treat women like human beings, and women don't like it
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
hungary remains an object lesson in how conservative anxieties about The Birthrate Thing lead directly to policies that are horrible for The Birthrate Thing, because--at bottom--they do not treat women like human beings, and women don't like it
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
why does every single person have to have a strange japan birthrate fixation?!
December 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
why does every single person have to have a strange japan birthrate fixation?!
The solution is clear: to save the birthrate, we must stop men from going to school
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The solution is clear: to save the birthrate, we must stop men from going to school