In her new book "The Two-Parent Privilege," the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Plus: our friends at "Atlas Obscura" explore just how many parents a kid can have.
Nov 14
653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
<p>Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is increasingly reliant on subsidies. Is that the kind of long shot anybody wants? (Part three of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-horse-is-us ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2023
Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids
<p>There are a lot of popular ideas out there around marriage, family, and culture, like, for example, that living together before marriage decreases your chances of divorce, people are having fewer children because children are expensive to raise, and society is becoming more se ... Show More
47m 34s
May 2024
Get Married and Have Kids - Brad Wilcox | Maiden Mother Matriarch 75
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My guest today is Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and author of the new book 'Get Married: Why Ame ... Show More
45m 50s
Nov 2019
Leftist Gets Vasectomy Over Climate Change Fears, Conservatives WILL WIN If Liberals Don't Have Kids
Leftist Gets Vasectomy Over Climate Change Fears, Conservatives Will WIN If Liberals Don't Have Kids. Ocasio Cortez choked back tears recently as she said he dreams of motherhood were not bittersweet due to climate change. While Ocasio Cortez cries often enough, many young democr ... Show More
1h 37m
Nov 2020
A Mother’s Controversial Confession
<p>From April 20, 2005: Writer and mother of four, Ayelet Waldman, opens up about her controversial New York Times article, “Truly, Madly, Guiltily.” She explains why she stands by her words, “I love my husband more than my children.” Ayelet discusses the “all or nothing” proposi ... Show More
40m 30s
Oct 2023
Baisse de la natalité : à quoi bon faire encore des enfants ?
<p>Un chiffre : 726.000… Non, ce n’est pas la quantité de punaises de lit à Paris… C’est le nombre de bébés nés l’année dernière dans notre pays. Alors dit comme ça, ça peut paraître beaucoup, mais c’est un peu moins qu’en 2021, encore un peu moins que l’année précédente… En fait ... Show More
1h 4m