U.S. marriage rates have plummeted. But the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. In her new book The Two-Parent Privilege, the economist Melissa Kearney says this is a huge problem, and that it’s time for liberals to face the facts. Plus: our friends at Atlas Obscura explore just how many parents a kid can have.
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377. The $1.5 Trillion Question-How to fix student loan debt?
376. The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting
The Invisible Paw (Rebroadcast)
375. The Most Interesting Fruit in the World
374. How Spotify Saved the Music Industry (But Not Necessarily Musicians)
373. Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work
372. Freakonomics Radio Live: “Would You Eat a Piece of Chocolate Shaped Like Dog Poop?”
Why You Shouldn’t Open a Restaurant (Update)
371. A Free-Trade Democrat in the Trump White House
370. How to Fail Like a Pro
369. A Good Idea Is Not Good Enough
368. Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
367. The Future of Meat
366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One?
Extra: Domonique Foxworth Full Interview
365. Not Just Another Labor Force
Extra: Mark Cuban Full Interview
364. Inside the Sports-Industrial Complex
Extra: Mark Teixeira Full Interview
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