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October 31, 2024
The Republican Marriage Advantage: Partisanship, Marriage, And Family Stability In The Trump Era
…both matter in determining who is married, as I (Wilcox) noted in Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. Class-wise, the clear majority of…
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…
October 1, 2024
For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State
…The crisis of marriage and family formation involves both economic and complex cultural and social factors that a family-first policy agenda can help address. Read the full report below. 2024-09-CHF-Sake-of-the-Kids-WilcoxBrownZill_FINALDownload…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
…Brad Wilcox, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, is the author of Get Married: Why…
September 12, 2024
Surgeon general’s dour picture of parenthood misses the mark
…the science, we’d say there are many such cases. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS), professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, is…
September 11, 2024
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
…inequality, and the need to promote economically diverse neighborhoods through housing reform. The second panel discussed family policy and the safety net. AEI’s Brad Wilcox argued that marriage matters today…
September 9, 2024
The Nanny State Is Not the Answer to Parents’ Challenges
…change,” the surgeon general writes. Too bad he has the wrong thing in mind. Naomi Schaefer Riley is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Brad Wilcox, a nonresident…
August 15, 2024
Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help
…Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS on X), a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies…
July 29, 2024
The Rise of ‘Marriage Deserts’ and What We Can Do About Them
…are more likely to be found in some communities rather than in others. As one of us (Brad Wilcox) asked in his book, “Get Married”: “Why is it, for instance, that a…
June 18, 2024
Donald Trump is an Outlier on the Right: When It Comes to Fidelity and Marriage, Democrats Face Bigger Problems
…simply their problem, but—given that a large minority of young women now identify with the left—America’s problem as well. Brad Wilcox, nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and director…