Demographic crisis framing is everywhere
If we are wise, falling birth rates give us what we need to accommodate the effects of falling birth rates. Demographic crisis is a choice.
Family Inequality
by Philip N. Cohen
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It’s not bigotry to say Lyman Stone is a bigot
There are different terms and definitions for different kinds of bigotry, and much hairsplitting over which behavior versus which ideas match what definition. And of course definitions change.* In the case of ideas, bigotry means obstinate intolerance or prejudice separate from practices or structures which introduces a confusing circularity because we should be Continue reading It s not bigotry…
My Zepbound year
Some personal news.
My mother, Avis H. Cohen, woman in science (1941-2026)
Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, a dear friend to many, a groundbreaking neuroscientist, mentor, and a feminist committed to the causes of peace, equality, and the advancement of science.
Stephanie Coontz brings it home with For Better and Worse
We need to understand the good and bad kinds of nostalgia if we are to counter its weaponization. And other lessons from this wonderful book.
Did AI cause the phones-cause-depopulation hype cycle?
Phones-cause-depopulation is having a moment.
CBS Radio and the way we were, WHCU edition
A note about the technological and social aspects of working in radio news as a young adult, with implications for kids these days.
The definitive US baby name popularity and androgyny update for 2025
Keep an eye on Charlotte. And what is up with Ailany? Also, Israel slides and Mary survives.
Pronatalism is not sending their best
Birth rates are falling, but it's not because of falling sperm counts and toxic soup.
Most Americans who aren’t having children don’t want to (and not because of the environment)
The reasons for not having children are dominated by expressions of individual preference against childrearing -- not liking children, not wanting children, or wanting other things in life more.