The New York Times has a new feature story on Sean Duffy, the former congressman from up north and current US transportation secretary, is using his platform to spread a simple message: Make more babies because it’s good for America. We’ll ask if it’s all babies or just a certain group of them, given his record on supporting new parents with food assistance, WIC, affordable housing, schools, or anything else that will help families who don’t have jobs on TV or connections in politics.

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