The baby bust and its potentially catastrophic consequences garnered both worldwide and national attention.
Elon Musk recently warned again that America’s declining birth rate poses a greater threat to civilization than climate change or war. "If we don’t have kids, there’s no civilization," he wrote on X.
Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner
Eva Terry, Deseret News
Avni Krishna, InklingsNews
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