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May 15, 2024
The American heart is closing to marriage and family. Can red states change that?
…Florida could lead other states toward reopening the American heart to marriage and family. Brad Wilcox is a professor of sociology and the director of the National Marriage Project at…
May 1, 2024
The closing of the American heart
…And not just for the sake of the children, but for the sake of the men and women across America. Brad Wilcox is a professor and director of the National…
April 18, 2024
Back from the brink: The intellectual tide is turning on marriage and civil society
…of family structure.” But books by Melissa Kearney (“The Two-Parent Privilege”), Rob Henderson (“Troubled”) and Brad Wilcox (“Get Married”) underlining the value and importance of marriage and stable family life…
February 14, 2024
Want To Slash Your Risk For Divorce? Start Going To Church
…better job of covering the true character of the faith and family connection. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and professor of sociology…
February 13, 2024
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…Growing up in a married home should not be a privilege reserved for the children of educated and affluent Americans. This article is adapted from Brad Wilcox’s new book, Get Married….
February 9, 2024
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
Taylor Swift’s hit song “Lover” is the perfect anthem for this Valentine’s Day, especially since she is in the midst of a very public romance with her latest boyfriend, Travis…
January 12, 2024
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…social institution, marriage, attractive and attainable to the men and women of the Beehive State. Which is why I am back in town. Brad Wilcox is professor of sociology and…
December 1, 2023
Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood
…or with the law. Clearly, girls and especially boys are much more likely to flourish if they grow up with their married fathers. No institution compares to marriage when it…
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…
October 27, 2023
What liberals don’t understand about men and marriage
…of men who end up becoming fathers and forging day-in-day-out relationships with their children. Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and director of the National…