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August 27, 2025

In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, And Women’s Well-Being

Marriage and fertility rates have reached all-time lows in the U.S. in recent years, as fewer people marry or have children. These trends are likely to continue in the future. In 2023, only 72% of 18-year-old women in the U.S. said they were likely to have children, down from 85% in the late 2000s.1 Though…

By Brad Wilcox | Wendy Wang | Jenet Erickson | Jean Twenge

August 22, 2025

Are conservative women embracing the ‘Supermom’ ideal?

It’s not liberal but conservative women who are embracing the “Supermom” ideal made popular by second-wave feminism at the end of the last century. This is the woman who can cook, clean, care for her children and embrace a big career, all without breaking a sweat. The kind of woman celebrated in the 1979 Enjoli perfume ad who sang,…

By Brad Wilcox | Autumn Zeoli | Ken Burchfiel

August 11, 2025

Privileged Zohran Mamdani’s Sweet Rent Deal Exposes the Brutal Truth About NYC’s Housing Crisis

Andrew Cuomo’s revelation that his mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani lives in a $2,300-a-month rent-stabilized apartment in Queens may surprise those who labor under the illusion that low-rent apartments are meant to help those of low income. But there’s nothing about New York City’s system of 960,000 rent-regulated homes to ensure that’s the case — witness its benefits…

By Howard Husock

August 11, 2025

Texas Just Provided a Housing Lifeline—Dallas-Fort Worth Cities Should Grab It

This op-ed was originally published by The Cannon. You can read the original piece here. Large Texas municipalities have just been handed an enormous opportunity by the legislature. They should seize it. For such a large state, Texas is blessed with a rare advantage: relatively affordable housing. But clouds are gathering. In the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, home…

By Tobias Peter | Edward J. Pinto

August 11, 2025

Beware Graduate Programs Masquerading as “Professional” to Increase Student Debt

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) included long-overdue limits on federal loans to graduate students. While graduate loans have been effectively unlimited, going forward, most students will be capped at borrowing up to $20,500 per year, or $100,000 in aggregate. This policy change should hold down student debt burdens—and make it harder for graduate…

By Preston Cooper

August 8, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Includes Conservative Welfare Reforms Worth Expanding

Republicans have plenty to tout in their One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), including its extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, improved border security, and  strengthened national defense. . .But the new law also is noteworthy for leaning on key welfare reforms with a proven track record of success. Those policies—namely, applying work requirements and creating a financial…

By Matt Weidinger

August 8, 2025

A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget

Wisconsin’s 2025-2027 biennial budget includes several provisions aimed at improving the affordability of childcare in the Badger state, ending the misguided effort to directly support private childcare providers’ operating expenses with taxpayer dollars — and instead focusing on reducing costs for families through regulatory reform and targeted assistance. It’s a win for Wisconsin families. The…

By Angela Rachidi

August 8, 2025

Revise the Messenger

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported out the latest employment numbers on Friday, August 1, finding that nonfarm establishments added just 73,000 jobs in July compared with June. That was a disappointing number, but the news was worse below the headline. The combined number of jobs the economy added in May and June—previously reported by BLS…

By Scott Winship

August 7, 2025

Perspective on the OBBBA’s SNAP Cuts

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will reduce federal spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186.7 billion over the next 10 years. While these reductions are substantial, they require important context.

By Angela Rachidi

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 the last Congress. But they shared a common commitment to family policies that served all families with young children — including those who relied on a family member to care for an infant or toddler at home — rather than just those…

By Brad Wilcox | Maria Baer