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“What Are Children For?” Why Millennials and Gen-Zers Aren’t Having Kids

Season 2024 Episode 7050 | 17m 39s

While VP Kamala Harris has earned voter support on the issue of abortion, former President Donald Trump has been shifting his stance on the matter - while failing to offer specifics on how he would make childcare more affordable. In a new book, Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman are exploring how public perceptions of parenthood are shaped by political rhetoric about reproductive rights.

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