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August 15, 2024

Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help

…of us. Making America more supportive of marriage and motherhood could not be more important if we aim to maximize the odds — for women who are open to having…

June 18, 2024

Donald Trump is an Outlier on the Right: When It Comes to Fidelity and Marriage, Democrats Face Bigger Problems

…sex and gender, Democrats have been more likely to support this new relationship fad. It helps, too, that polyamory is advertised as maximizing personal choice and sexual fulfillment, two core…

May 13, 2024

Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?

…here’s a fact about Israel that’s probably worth more than any pro-family government benefit in Sweden: About 70 percent of Israeli parents get help from grandma or grandpa in caring…

April 23, 2024

Awkward Truth: Subsidizing Women’s Work Drives Down Birthrates

…minister of state for universities and science. New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg argued that “in countries that support working mothers, like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and France, birthrates are basically fine.”…

March 4, 2024

As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this

…state has a pioneering record when it comes to maximizing the odds that poor kids make it in America and that its citizenry is happy. And the research tells us that the fact…

February 16, 2024

Marriage is Key to Living Your Best Life

…institution that binds men and women to their families and strengthens their life’s purpose; it is an opportunity for men and women to maximize prosperity and financial security. As Americans…

July 10, 2023

Reforming the EITC to Reduce Single Parenthood and Ease Work-Family Balance

…would follow the current-policy schedule for a married couple with three or more children, even for parents who only have one or two children, up to the maximum EITC amount…