Childlessness Should Be Disqualifying For Public Office

Politicians without kids have less incentive to put safety–and the next generation–first.

It’s an argument worth revisiting. One of the current nominees for president has no children, the other has five–and ten grandchildren. The latter is generationally, tacitly, and in the farsighted gaze of legacy, genetically intertwined with the future and its prospects.

The former? Kamala is the very last model year of the Boomer, living for no one but herself.

“When you ain’t got nothing,” the poet said, “you got nothing to lose.” That’s the stark truth. This isn’t to disparage the barren, or to judge those who choose not to procreate. To choose children is a metaphysically personal matter. That said, there are plenty of other careers outside of politics for the childless.

Yes, one could argue that Harris has a daughter in Ella Emhoff. “Momala!” the mainstream media pleaded. (One could also argue she has a husband, and not a marriage convenient to both of their careers.)

Alas, Harris is from a different tribe, and two generations distant from Ella. They were adjoined a mere ten years ago, when Ella was 15, well past the bonding age. Harris was working full time, Emhoff was quietly trying to rebuild his public image.