The performative wrath over J.D. Vance’s description of Democrats as “childless cat ladies” is obscuring a trio of truths: The flight from marriage and kids is real; it is re-making reality in ways that are ever more visible; and it raises once more the question of whether today’s radical atomization is transforming the world for good, or ill.
The ‘baby bust’ isn’t just political, it’s personal
Mary Eberstadt, First Things
Monday, August 5, 2024
The performative wrath over J.D. Vance’s description of Democrats as “childless cat ladies” is obscuring a trio of truths: The flight from marriage and kids is real; it is re-making reality in ways that are ever more visible; and it raises once more the question of whether today’s radical atomization is transforming the world for good, or ill.