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August 4, 2025

Where Are the Pro-Family Senators?

J.D. Vance and Mitt Romney had their differences when they served as senators together in…

July 29, 2025

Why Marriage Survives

“There is zero statistical advantage” to getting married if you are a man in America today,…

June 16, 2025

Better Boys: The Difference Good Dads Make

The girls cleaned up at my (Brad’s) daughter’s middle school graduation in Virginia this month. Three out of four of the…

June 16, 2025

The ‘Father Divide’ and What it Means for Our Kids

This Father’s Day, an estimated 72 million greeting cards will zip through the mail, according to Hallmark….

May 23, 2025

How AI Will Harm Working-Class Families

Donald Trump rose to power in large part by appealing to working-class men. He was able to channel their…

May 13, 2025

Out of Work and On the Dole — Is Uncle Sam Contributing to Young Men’s Malaise?

American men are in trouble. From Richard Reeves’ “Of Boys and Men” to Nicholas Eberstadt’s…

April 30, 2025

Is The Collapse of Blue-Collar Marriage a Foregone Conclusion?

It’s been just over 40 years since Springsteen’s bestselling Born in the USA came out in 1984…

April 25, 2025

What’s holding women back from starting a family?

Media influencer Brett Cooper did something last year that most people her age won’t: she…

April 15, 2025

Utah Hands Parents the Keys to the App Store

Two devoted Utah parents experienced the unthinkable in 2022: They lost their 14-year-old son—a warm,…

March 17, 2025

How State Policymakers Can Save the Nuclear Family

Blue states are better for families. That is what many academics contend.  In their classic…

March 17, 2025

Progressives Are Starting to Come Around on the Importance of Marriage and Fatherhood

Progressives and conservatives rarely agree. But there’s a growing consensus about this one data point:…

March 11, 2025

The American Dream in Ohio depends on stronger Buckeye families

The “American dream” is a “better, richer and happier life for all our citizens of…