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Proverbs & Policy

Proverbs & Policy

Why Aren't Young People Dating or Having Kids? — Christine Emba

Oct 29, 2026 · 1h 0m

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Fertility rates are falling across the world, regardless of the policies that different countries have in place. Christine Emba asks why, and finds that while policy matters, it's not going to be the total solution: Many of these fertility rate problems are actually just downstream of this larger problem of finding a partner. In part 2, cohosts Andreae Sennyah and Ray Pennings reflect on a very personal topic . . . which really comes down to bigger issues of community, belonging, and relationships with others, and why the state actually exists to serve and support the family, not the other way around. Notes 00:00 Welcome; guest Christine Emba of the American Enterprise Institute 02:00…