The Trad Wife Trap: Pronatalism and the Push for the "Nuclear Family"

from Pretty Furious · host Mallory Hagan and Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.comWhat is pronatalism, and who is behind it? In this episode, we dive deep into the pronatalist movement. It’s been fueled by the Trump regime and conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation, and we explore their goals of reversing declining birth rates and “restoring the American family” ( which really means promoting a very specific vision of…

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