2017 was a big year for fertility decline, at all but the highest ages, the economy is probably about to tank, and the U.S. fertility rate is still relatively high for our income level.
Tag: global
81 countries made more progress than the USA on women’s representation
As the U.S. adds women to Congress more slowly than other countries, it slips in the global rankings.
Brave new racist nativist political world
As Trump's megaphone has drawn the White supremacists out from under their rocks, the new fake-anti-TPP Hillary has given a bigger platform to obnoxious chauvinism.
US teen birth rates remain high, and they’re not falling for the reasons you’ve heard
Teen birth rates in the US -- and around the world -- are falling because women are postponing their births generally.
Global inequality, within and between countries
If every country were a household, the world would be almost as unequal as Nigeria.
Marriage is declining globally: Can you say that?
The decline of marriage is worldwide, real, and probably won't reverse soon.
Data visualizations: Is U.S. society becoming more diverse?
The people we randomly encounter are increasingly likely to be different from ourselves (and each other).
Crying out for more babies
Is there a better way to deal with aging societies than trying to get people to have more children?
How much wealth for women? More than 1%
OK, here is enough evidence to tie this thing up.
Little income distribution graph
If the poorest billion people shared 10% of the income, that would be pretty good.
Family Inequality 