What You Need to Know is that across the developed world, birthrates are in free fall. Whether you look at South Korea, Italy, or the United States, first-world countries are dropping below replacement rates to keep their population afloat and keep the economy properly functioning. This will turn into a crisis. Some on the left recommend mass migration as a solution, but that is a “solution” with far more drawbacks than benefits. What is most important is that we stop the leftist anti-family propagandizing and policymaking. It is good for American men and women to settle down and have children. Not only is it good, but it is necessary for the survival of the nation.

Dr. Rainer Zitelmann is a historian, sociologist, and bestselling author of 28 books. He joins Ed to discuss his book How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity. Dr. Zitelmann explains how nations succeed, the critical role of market capitalism in the developmental processes, and how the development of economies across the world have proven Adam Smith right time and time again.

John Mauck, attorney representing Kaya Hudgins, joins Ed to discuss the good fight he is fighting in the Chicago public schools. Kaya Hudgins alleged that her school coerced her into participating in Eastern religious practices. Hudgins believed that this was a violation of her religious liberty, and now the attorneys at Mauck & Baker are fighting for Hudgins in the case.

Wrap Up: Like Phyllis Schlafly always said, we need to tell the good guys when they’re doing the right thing.