Oh No! We're Running Out of People

The United States has really awful policies on child care and parental leave. This makes it very hard for parents, and especially mothers, since they invariably get stuck with most of the responsibilities, to raise kids.

This is an outrage as Amy Westervelt points out in her Guardian column. But a declining birth rate, as the supposed downside for those of us not raising kids or thinking about it, doesn't pass the laugh test.

The prospect of less traffic congestion, less crowded parks and bea...