The Briefing with Albert Mohler Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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Jan 21, 2026 The podcast delves into China's alarming birthrate, now at a historic low, highlighting the failures of government coercion to reverse the trend. It contrasts China's situation with global fertility rates, discussing how modernity and women's education impact childbirth. The host also examines the link between faith and family size, suggesting that belief in God correlates with higher marriage and birth rates. Additionally, there's an intriguing discussion on the potential addition of postpartum psychosis to psychiatric classifications, questioning the interplay between politics and mental health.
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China's Demographic Catastrophe
- China reported its lowest birth rate since 1949, signaling a demographic catastrophe despite government efforts.
- The decline threatens economic stability as deaths outnumber births for multiple years.
Policy Can't Reverse Cultural Change
- The one-child policy and later incentives reshaped family expectations and led couples to have fewer or no children.
- Even after policy relaxation, cultural and economic shifts kept birth rates low, showing policy can't easily reverse demographic trends.
Human Cost Of The One-Child Policy
- Mohler recounts China's one-child policy enforced by local agents with sterilizations, forced abortions, and infanticide.
- He connects the policy to a severe male-to-female imbalance and millions of "broken branches."
