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May 15, 2024
The American heart is closing to marriage and family. Can red states change that?
…families also tend to enjoy more successful and safer schools.” Florida also stands to benefit economically and educationally by being one of the few states that demographers project will see continued increases…
May 10, 2024
A Jumble of Standards: How State and Federal Authorities Have Underestimated Child Maltreatment Fatalities
…maltreatment fatalities. Read the full PDF. “There is no standard, mandated reporting system for child abuse or neglect deaths in this country. Definitions, investigative procedures, and reporting requirements vary from…
May 9, 2024
FAFSA Flop: What Is Going On with the 2024–25 Cycle?
…discussed practical tips for submitting the FAFSA as it currently stands and the appropriate level of optimism we should have for the 2025–26 cycle after learning from this year’s. The…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…ratios and other zoning standards. Housing reformers will inevitable run into opposition from those who will argue against any form of change and those who complain that reforms don’t contain…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…living with a minor, and not pregnant, among other criteria. Since the 1990s, ABAWDs have faced more stringent standards for collecting food stamps than single parents, disabled individuals, and the…
May 8, 2024
Correcting for Bias; How Public Radio Can Better Serve All Americans
…also a reporter and manager for a nightly news program. Permit me to note not for vanity but for as relevant to my standing to address you that my work…
May 6, 2024
How States and Communities Can Strengthen Marriages
Family is the greatest source of social capital, providing the setting in which people grow, develop, and anchor their lives. Stable and healthy marriages are at the foundation of strong…
May 1, 2024
Getting Higher Education Right
…and community leaders. But rising costs, bureaucratic bloat, double standards, and campus sloth have come to plague America’s colleges and erode Americans’ faith in them. In their new book, Getting…
April 23, 2024
Awkward Truth: Subsidizing Women’s Work Drives Down Birthrates
…babies than the men who didn’t receive work subsidies. This is what the standard media account would assume: Increase men’s wages, and they have more children. The second chart shows something more…
April 22, 2024
The Promise and Peril of Civic Renewal: Richard John Neuhaus, Peter L. Berger, and “To Empower People”
…Rev. Neuhaus and Dr. Berger’s project stands today. Experts will explore the legacy of To Empower People and how the authors’ insights can be applied to cultural challenges in contemporary American life….