THE WARFARE OF THE CRADLE
by Kenan Malik
This essay, on the new conservative natalism, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 6 August 2023, under the headline “Conservative calls for women to have more babies hide pernicious motives”. “I’ve done my bit by having six children, so now you do yours”, Jacob Rees-Mogg demanded of GB News viewers recently. Not so long ago, politicians were panicking about overpopulation. Now many worry that there are – or will be – too few people in the world. “There is […]
Categories: History, Politics, Women • Tags: benefit sanctions, conservatism, falling birthrates, giorgia meloni, identity politics, immigration, miriam cates, muslims, natalism, national conservatives, racial science, racism, theodore roosevelt, two child benefit limit, victor orban, white decline