Americans are becoming a people without hope. Our once-robust trust in our fellow man has faded until it’s barely a glimmer — we fear our government, our economy, our religious and secular institutions, even our neighbors. We also fear the future. Two-thirds of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track. Less than half of us believe the next generation will have a better standard of living than we had. Many of us are so hopeless we won’t even beget a next generation. U.S. birth rates have tumbled below replacement levels. Potential parents often cite economic, political or environmental concerns as the reason for not having children.
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