Baby Boom or Bust?

Abdul and Katelyn discuss the latest news in health and policy, including:

• Trump’s proposal to increase the birth rate by giving women $5000 baby bonuses
• The political divide over measles
• Why RFK Jr is being asked to testify at the Senate HELP committee in May
• The closure of nine schools in Milwaukee due to lead contamination

Then Abdul and Katelyn talk to Princeton political science professors Dr. Frances Lee and Dr. Stephen Macedo about their new book “In Covid’s Wake.”

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