The demographers have been sounding the alarm for years. Birth rates across the rich world have slumped to historic lows — below 1.0 in South Korea, barely above 1.2 in Italy and Japan, and a feeble 1.6 in America. Governments have responded with a familiar toolkit: cash bonuses for new babies, subsidized childcare, and generous...
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