The Which Way Is Up Problem In Economics: Arthur Brooks Is Worried About Running Out of People

I know we all share that fear every time we are in a huge traffic jam or face a forever long line at the grocery store. This fear appears at the end of an Arthur Brooks column berating a country that just elected Donald Trump for being unwilling to take risks. (Okay, it was a foolish risk, but you can't argue it wasn't a risk.)

Brooks tells us that the reluctance to take risks:

"Family formation, perhaps the ultimate personal leap of faith, looks to be another victim of this imprudent hesita...