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October 30, 2024
The Geography of Fertility — Where are the Babies?
…to Americans interested in starting, growing or raising a family. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS on X) is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a nonresident…
December 18, 2023
Kids aren’t for everyone. But it’s better for everyone if you have them.
…especially in the early years. W. Bradford Wilcox, a colleague of mine at the American Enterprise Institute who studies family structure, speculates that in an increasingly atomized society, parenthood is…
December 1, 2023
Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood
“If we care about our children, if we care about the vibrancy of our communities, we have no choice but to have the conversation” about absent fatherhood, said Chris Sprowls, who…
November 27, 2023
For kids, marriage still matters
…by promoting the success sequence. Utah’s youth deserve to know this proven pathway to a better life. Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and director…
November 16, 2021
The Changing Face of Social Breakdown
Last month, two of my colleagues at the American Enterprise Institute (Brad Wilcox and Lyman Stone), along with co-authors from the Wheatley Foundation and the Institute for Family Studies, published…