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With shocking speed and a blunt-force style, the government spending reform work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech entrepreneur and world’s richest man Elon Musk, has been a sight to behold. Musk has undergone a swift cultural and political transformation from the Tesla CEO darling of the Left to a MAGA hat-wearing icon of the Right.
But as Republicans have quickly embraced Musk’s tech-savvy, no-fear approach to combatting government waste, an uncomfortable truth for social conservatives has emerged. Musk, who is currently unmarried, has fathered at least 14 children by four different women, some through in vitro fertilization, with the “true number [likely] much higher than publicly known.”
What’s more, according to an in-depth report from The Wall Street Journal published last week, Musk appears to be consumed by the idea that in order to counteract the world’s decreasing birthrates, humans must increase in population so that they can inhabit other planets in order to “ensur[e] the long-term survival of humanity and all life as we know it.” Musk has therefore taken it upon himself to father as many children as possible with high intelligence, even arguing that babies should be born via caesarean section to allow for larger brains.
Before discussing how alarming this situation is, conservatives can at least appreciate that on the surface, the pro-natalist views of Musk are gaining considerable cultural attention and consideration, and are pointedly opposite of the progressive, mainstream media-pushed culture of death approach that favors abortion and childlessness. Musk has even made it a point to make numerous public appearances with his young children in tow, and has at times spoken movingly about being a parent, remarking that “nothing will make you happier than having kids.”
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But as Republicans have quickly embraced Musk’s tech-savvy, no-fear approach to combatting government waste, an uncomfortable truth for social conservatives has emerged. Musk, who is currently unmarried, has fathered at least 14 children by four different women, some through in vitro fertilization, with the “true number [likely] much higher than publicly known.”
What’s more, according to an in-depth report from The Wall Street Journal published last week, Musk appears to be consumed by the idea that in order to counteract the world’s decreasing birthrates, humans must increase in population so that they can inhabit other planets in order to “ensur[e] the long-term survival of humanity and all life as we know it.” Musk has therefore taken it upon himself to father as many children as possible with high intelligence, even arguing that babies should be born via caesarean section to allow for larger brains.
Before discussing how alarming this situation is, conservatives can at least appreciate that on the surface, the pro-natalist views of Musk are gaining considerable cultural attention and consideration, and are pointedly opposite of the progressive, mainstream media-pushed culture of death approach that favors abortion and childlessness. Musk has even made it a point to make numerous public appearances with his young children in tow, and has at times spoken movingly about being a parent, remarking that “nothing will make you happier than having kids.”
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The Fundamental Injustice of Elon Musk’s Model of Fatherhood
With shocking speed and a blunt-force style, the government spending reform work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech entrepreneur and