Americans are having fewer babies than they used to. This fact, along with the decline in immigration, means big changes for families and society.

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Americans may be drinking less than ever before. A recent poll from Gallup found that a record-low share of Americans say they drink alcohol, the lowest in nearly 90 years of polling. Declines in ...

Rachel Greszler is a senior research fellow in workforce and public finance in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read her research. As an older ...

Amid rising political tensions, growing environmental concerns and skyrocketing living costs, many people nationwide – and in La Plata County – are choosing to remain childless. While population ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Tara Sonenshine is an Edward R. Murrow Professor of ...