The staff writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss why people around the world are having fewer and fewer children and how the issue of birth rates has become a rallying cry for the American right. Plus, the lack of political will on the left to contend with the issue; and the societal effects on South Korea, which has the lowest birth rates in the world. This week’s reading:<ul>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/03/the-population-implosion">The End of Children</a>,” by Gideon Lewis-Kraus</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/03/the-chaos-of-trumps-guantanamo-plan">The Chaos of Trump’s Guantánamo Plan</a>,” by Jonathan Blitzer</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/lara-trump-the-new-trump-family-megaphone">The New Trump-Family Megaphone</a>,” by Jon Allsop</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/month-one-of-donald-trumps-golden-age">Month One of Donald Trump’s “Golden Age,”</a> by Antonia Hitchens</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/team-canadas-revenge-served-ice-cold">Team Canada’s Revenge, Served Ice-Cold</a>,” by Louisa Thomas </li>
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