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Why Americans Have More Children

By Ross Douthat

Apr 28 2007, 2:43 AM ET Comment

A fascinating post from Will Wilkinson, riffing on Nicholas Eberstadt's American Interest essay on America's enduring demographic exceptionalism.

(See also Reihan's post on the Eberstadt essay.)

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