In an extraordinary display of legislative brilliance, Russia’s lower house of parliament unanimously voted on November 12 to ban what it calls “child-free propaganda.” The move, hailed as a stroke of genius by the same government that brought you endless vodka toasts to “traditional values,” is the Kremlin’s latest attempt to counteract the country’s alarming … Continue reading Russia’s bold new plan to tackle a 25-year-low birth rate involves banning “child-free propaganda” amid the Ukraine war