The technofuturists want it. The evangelicals want it. The creepy manosphere dudes want it. The current iteration of the American right wing may be an odd and sometimes contradictory coalition, but there’s at least one thing they all unite around: More babies.
President Trump has dubbed himself “the fertilization president,” while his vice president, J.D. Vance, notoriously has bemoaned “childless cat ladies” as a social ill and suggested that people with children should get more votes. Elon Musk has fathered at least 14 children as part of an ideologically driven quest to save civilization with his “legion” of offspring. The Trump White House has considered a number of proposals for boosting the birth rate, including a motherhood medal for women who have six or more children.
Meanwhile, pronatalist influencers like the noxious Simone and Malcolm Collins are flocking to the predominantly white, male, and conservative Natal Conference to advance the cause and draw attent…
