“It’s a new year, which, for Simone Collins, means a new pregnancy. This will be her sixth pregnancy since 2019, and, if all goes well, Collins will bear her fifth child by December. She approaches each the way an endurance athlete does a marathon. She and her husband, Malcolm, have waited exactly nine months since the birth of their last child, Industry Americus (“Indy” for short), to give Simone’s body adequate time to recover…

‘I’m happy to die in labor,’ Simone said in early January, fresh out of the fertility clinic. That’s because, for Malcolm and Simone Collins, a large family isn’t just a personal preference; as pronatalists, they believe that bearing as many children as possible is what’s necessary to avoid an apocalyptic future.”

An excerpt from “The couple who want to make America procreate again,” assigned and published by Washington Post in February 2025.

Simone Collins (center) holds daughters Titan Invictus (left) and Industry Americus while a teddy bear, thrown by their brother, sails through the air in the children’s bedroom in Audubon, Pennsylvania on December 28, 2024.

Simone plays with her children Titan Invictus and Torsten Savage.

Malcolm plays roughly with Octavian George while Simone cuddles Torsten Savage.

(Left) An automatic rifle style Nerf guns sits beside a teddy bear in the Collins family kitchen.

(Right) Simone Collins places a bow weapon on her baby’s changing station.

Octavian George Collins aims an automatic rifle style Nerf gun at a teddy bear.

(Left) American flag aprons, hats, and a Trump 2024 flag are seen in the Collins kitchen.

(Right) Matching rain boots are lined up in the Collins children’s bedroom.

(From left) Titan Invictus, Torsten Savage, and Octavian George play around in their backyard.

(Left) Malcolm and Simone Collins pose for a portrait in their backyard.

(Right) Malcolm watches Titan Invictus runs around the yard.

The Collins family re-enters their home after gathering for a portrait in their backyard.

(Left) Torsten Savage tries to climb over the backyard fence.

Malcolm reprimands his son Torsten Savage while siblings Octavian George and Titan Invictus watch on.

(Right) Simone serves Jell-O for dessert at Malcolm’s suggestion. Malcolm thought that the dish would make the family seem “very 1950’s.”

Malcolm shows Simone a political YouTube video while she serves dinner.