Having Children

My wife and I had our kids in the mid-1990s.  Bill Clinton, a sane human being, was the U.S. president, the economy was strong, the USSR had dissolved, the world was largely unaware of global warming, and the times were generally marked with a certain level of reason and rationality.  Accordingly, having children made sense at that point in time.

Compare that with today, where Trump and Musk are taking an axe to American democracy and all things decent.  The planet is baking, but the world, especially the United States, is doing essentially nothing about it.  At this point, it’s understandable if young couples are unwilling to bring children into this world.