Hungary is right now a real-life experiment in pro-natal policies — subsidies, regulations, protections, messaging, and more — all aimed at boosting the country’s sagging birthrate.

American Conservative writer Gladden Pappin traveled to Budapest to write about this effort, and he produced an interesting and well-written article on it. One of the most interesting things about the article was its omission.

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