President Donald Trump has declared himself the “fertilization president.” Vice President JD Vance wants a baby boom. The administration has pledged to put family first, yet so far, some conservatives believe it isn’t going far enough. This Washington Examiner series, Baby Boomers, will analyze the Trump administration’s early policies and pledges — if they have been successful or if they have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Part 1 was on whether a family czar is needed to advance Trump’s goals. Part 2 is on some of the less-obvious policy dynamics that depress America’s birth rate.
Layers of local, state, and federal policies have contributed to raising the cost of having children for families, who are increasingly delaying having their first baby and subsequently having fewer of them.
