birth rate
Jul
14
2025
May
8
2025
John Darkow's cartoon depicts an open Mother's Day card with a purple flower on the left and a message on the right. The text humorously contrasts modern pronatalism incentives, like a five thousand stipend for boosting birth rates, against traditional unpaid motherhood. The baby declares no one paid mom to have it, emphasizing her free gift to the world. Tags like family planning and mom underscore the satire on declining birth rates and population policies. This piece pokes dry fun at efforts to encourage more babies through financial rewards, reminding readers of motherhood's priceless nature in a straightforward, insider style.
Nov
24
2020
Apr
18
2019
