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Fertility

More costly by the dozen

Fertility rates

U.S. Total Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low

Is "late capitalism" to blame?

Ronald Bailey | 11.27.2019 3:35 PM

Babies not wanted

Fertility

U.S. Fertility Falls to Lowest Rate Ever

The number of children that families choose to have is none of the government's business.

Ronald Bailey | 7.26.2019 12:05 PM

The more the merrier?

Population

The U.N. Says World Population May Top Out at 10.9 Billion Before 2100. Other Demographers Say It'll Be Much Lower.

Thanks to global expansion of reproductive freedom, actual population growth is likely to be less and peak around the middle this century

Ronald Bailey | 6.17.2019 4:40 PM

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United States

U.S. Baby Bust Fears Inspire a Radical Policy Proposal

Is the solution a "fertility dividend" that makes a portion of a person's Social Security benefit dependent on each of their offspring's earnings?

Ronald Bailey | 12.21.2018 12:00 PM

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Fertility

Did Leaded Gasoline Contribute to the U.S. Baby Bust?

Maybe, but it's more likely that Americans chose to have fewer kids.

Ronald Bailey | 5.23.2018 12:30 PM

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Fertility rates

Hooray! U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to 40-Year Low

Exercising reproductive freedom is a good thing.

Ronald Bailey | 5.17.2018 2:05 PM

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The End of Doom

The Coming Century of Environmental Renewal

A new article in BioScience vindicates The End of Doom.

Ronald Bailey | 4.23.2018 4:29 PM

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Fertility

Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates

There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.5.2017 1:45 PM

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Fertility

Spermpocalypse Now?

Are human beings about to become extinct due to falling sperm counts?

Ronald Bailey | 7.26.2017 5:40 PM

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Fertility

More Good News: U.S. Teen Birth Rate Continues to Fall

U.S. total fertility rate close to lowest ever too

Ronald Bailey | 8.9.2016 4:06 PM

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Sex

Will Climate Change Ruin Your Sex Life?

Global warming could cool sexual passions and reduce birth rates.

Ronald Bailey | 2.1.2016 12:00 PM

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Sex

Will Climate Change Ruin Your Sex Life?

Global warming will cool sexual passion, says new study

Ronald Bailey | 11.6.2015 1:30 PM

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The End of Doom

Venessa Hughes of Buffalo, NY Hates The End of Doom, But You Might Like It

Library Journal reviews my new book, published today.

Ronald Bailey | 7.21.2015 10:06 AM

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Toxicology

Sperm Apocalypse: Are You Just A Quarter of the Man Your Father Was?

Danish researcher claims that plastics and cosmetics are emasculating.

Ronald Bailey | 6.22.2015 4:32 PM

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Bioethics

Three Parent Babies Approved By British Parliament. Hooray!

Naturally the usual bioluddites are eager to stop progress.

Ronald Bailey | 2.4.2015 9:17 AM

Fertility

Smart Women Don't Have Babies

Ronald Bailey | 7.31.2014 12:07 PM

Fertility

Highly Educated Women Are Having More Children

Ronald Bailey | 6.17.2014 10:37 AM

Overpopulation

Population Explosion Again?

Increasing economic freedom will defuse it.

Ronald Bailey | 7.19.2013 2:15 PM

Human embryo

Made-to-Order Embryos for Sale—No Problem With That

Ronald Bailey | 4.23.2013 3:47 PM

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