Progressives Are Driving Themselves Into Extinction | Fascinating Occasions with Ross Douthat
“What would make you wish to have extra youngsters? This week on “Fascinating Occasions,” Ross Douthat speaks with Dr. Alice Evans, a social scientist who’s as involved in regards to the international decline in fertility as Ross is. The 2 focus on why this isn’t only a gender situation — it’s “a solitude situation” — and whether or not there’s a technique to convey relationships again. Learn the total transcript right here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/op… 01:03 What are the stakes of declining fertility?? 05:51 Alice’s grasp idea for why start charges are falling 08:19 There are too many single individuals 09:44 We will thank expertise for the coupling disaster 12:20 The digital segregation of women and men 16:08 Males have much less to supply lately 19:24 What can convey the sexes again collectively 23:59 May Hollywood assist repair the issue? 25:20 Can the federal government incentivize individuals to have infants? 27:08 What function does faith play in all this? 28:44 The function of IVF 40:37 Does the fantasy of youth impression the numbers? 43:44 The world in 2080… This episode of “Fascinating Occasions” was produced by Elisa Gutierrez, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Andrea Betanzos and Katherine Sullivan. It was edited by Jordana Hochman. Mixing by Pat McCusker. Engineering by Jeet Vasani. Cinematography by Eliot deBruyn, Jonah M. Kessel and Marina King. Video modifying by Arpita Aneja. Unique music by Isaac Jones, Sonia Herrero, Pat McCusker and Aman Sahota. Reality-checking by Kate Sinclair, Michelle Harris and Mary Marge Locker. Viewers technique by Shannon Busta. Video directed by Jonah M. Kessel. The director of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. ” from the video introduction
