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March 8, 2024
Jason Kelce, Family Man
…the benefits of marriage and family. In other words, a good family man. * * * Brad Wilcox is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and…
March 4, 2024
As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this
…of social capital and self-reported happiness. Brad Wilcox’s new book, “Get Married,” tells us that no group of men and women are as happy as married moms and dads in…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president, is justly famous for underlining the importance of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” for our new nation in the Declaration of Independence….
February 15, 2024
Sacred Sex
…sense of sacredness leads not to depression and divorce court but to strong and satisfying unions—outside and inside the bedroom. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…
February 14, 2024
Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
This Valentine’s Day, the news is awash with stories of loneliness and atomisation among adults across the West. Though clinical attention has focused on this brewing crisis, the remedies are often misplaced….
February 14, 2024
Why You Should Get Married
…do.” Brad Wilcox is professor and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and nonresident senior…
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 2, 2024
We Can Make Chicago Safer By Prioritizing Stronger Families
…Ph.D., is executive director of the Center for Poverty Solutions at the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative research group. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…
December 18, 2023
Kids aren’t for everyone. But it’s better for everyone if you have them.
…especially in the early years. W. Bradford Wilcox, a colleague of mine at the American Enterprise Institute who studies family structure, speculates that in an increasingly atomized society, parenthood is…