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August 20, 2025 | Post

The journal Nature recently featured a news feature about declining birthrates. We responded with a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do…...

August 14, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed on the reasons behind the declining US fertility rate. We sent a letter to the editor in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for…...

August 8, 2025 | Post

A new book by economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso warning of rapid depopulation driven by low fertility rates has been gaining a lot of media attention. The authors argue that reduced population pressure is not beneficial, and that more people means a better quality of life for all. Here…...

July 30, 2025 | Post

The authors of a new book warning of depopulation driven by low fertility have been getting a lot of media attention, including in this Wall Street Journal article. We sent a letter to the editor in response, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our…...

July 7, 2025 | Post

World Population Day, July 11, is the international observance day dedicated to raising awareness of population-related issues. But how much does the average American really know about population sizes and trends, are they concerned about them, and if so, why? We conducted a survey to find out. Our survey Declining…...

June 25, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed arguing that low fertility rates aren't all bad. We responded with a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on…...

June 18, 2025 | Post

A new UN report has received a lot of media attention, with multiple articles claiming that low fertility rates present a “crisis,” and that people around the world are having fewer children than they desire. This unfortunate framing obscures a far more serious crisis: around half of all pregnancies across…...

April 29, 2025 | Post

The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed critiquing pronatalism in the Trump administration. We responded with a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how…...

April 25, 2025 | Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed questioning Elon Musk's grasp of numbers. We voiced our agreement in a letter to the editor, which wasn't published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on…...

March 27, 2025 | Post

The Trump administration claims it is “pro-family,” but its actions only hurt families. The true motivation of the conservative movement pushing for higher birthrates is to deepen the systemic inequalities that benefit the white, male broligarchy. Musk's "population collapse" fearmongering Despite no shortage of real crises he could be concerned…...