Fate of the West
Where Western civilization is headed. History, demography, culture and power, with serious attention to both decline and renewal.
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Why Conservatives Should Root for Taylor Swift
by Joshua L. Sohn Taylor Swift is married—perhaps you’ve heard? She’s always been a mirror for others to project their hopes and visions, and her latest era is no different. As a country music ingenue in her early years, she was sometimes assumed to be conservative. As a New York-based pop star in the mid-2010’s, she was lionized as a paragon of girlboss liberalism.
Rethinking Eldercare: Why We Need Family More Than Ever
by Autumn Zeoli Independence is at an all-time high; at least, that’s what most of us think. Technological and medical advancements allow us to live longer and with a greater sense of autonomy than ever before. At the same time, we are facing a serious demographic reality: America is getting older. The median age of Americans now sits at 39.4 years. Known as population aging, this trend, combined with plummeting marriage rates, the sex recession, and declining fertility, spells out a daunting fate.
In Finland, Fertility Is Tilting to the Highly Educated
by Rosemary L. Hopcroft (@rlhopcro) Education is an important predictor of fertility. That's because people who are studying are more likely to postpone having children until after they graduate, and the age at which people begin having children can influence how many children they eventually have. This is particularly the case for women, since female fertility declines with age more rapidly than male fertility. Yet most of the literature on fertility examines the effects of individual education on fertility.
From Disengaged to Selective: The Profiles of Young Adult Daters
We take a deep dive into the National Dating Landscape Survey to explore the different dating profiles of young adults.
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