Lyman Stone, Marriage Defender
With natalism coming to the forefront of American politics in recent years, people who have long been writing about the declining birth rate have begun to take center stage in the larger political discourse. Many of these thinkers skew toward a conservative ideology. This week, Josh and June read through the writings of a modern conservative natalist writer, Lyman Stone, to get a better picture of where the natalist movement stands and better understand the political demands of the conservative natalist in the era of Donald Trump.
EPISODE ART: Lyman Stone press photo from Demographic Research
SOURCES:
As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
How Politics Drive Our Personal Relationships – and Even Where We Live
Arranged and non-arranged marriages have similar reproductive outcomes in Nepal
Promise and Peril: The History of American Religiosity and Its Recent Decline
The Declining U.S. Birth Rate: A Demographic Shift with Far-Reaching Implications
AUDIO CLIPS
21:12 / 25:44 - Lyman Stone in an interview with Vox Media's Today, Explained
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Comments (1)
Jews for Jesus (aka 12 Tribes) gets mentioned in the beginning of the episode. The vast majority of the members of that cult do not have Jewish ancestry. They're Christians who believe they need to follow Jewish law (as interpretted by their cult leadership.) They run a bunch of cafes staffed by unpaid members where they will try to recruit you.