This Mother’s Day, lets talk about why birth rates are really declining | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump has proposed a $ 5,000 baby bonus’ for every American mother, free classes educating women on their menstrual cycles and a National Medal of Motherhood for moms who have at least six children.

The roots of the fertility crisis engage the bread-and-butter issues that have long been the domain of Democrats .

But most of the Trump administration’s floated fixes are unoriginal swipes from undemocratic leaders they admire.

Katrina vanden Heuvel : What should be on offer are authentically family-friendly policies that benefit parents and non-parents alike.

Americans deserve leaders who will fight for those kids after they’re born, she says.

She says there’s a chance to persuade Americans that the next generation still might have a brighter future.