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March 17, 2025

How State Policymakers Can Save the Nuclear Family

Blue states are better for families. That is what many academics contend.  In their classic…

March 17, 2025

Progressives Are Starting to Come Around on the Importance of Marriage and Fatherhood

Progressives and conservatives rarely agree. But there’s a growing consensus about this one data point:…

March 12, 2025

Why Alabama Needs The Success Sequence

“The American Dream is beyond my reach.” This is increasingly the view that many young…

March 11, 2025

The American Dream in Ohio depends on stronger Buckeye families

The “American dream” is a “better, richer and happier life for all our citizens of…

February 27, 2025

The GOP Is Still the Pro-Marriage Party

While Elon Musk was chainsawing at CPAC, his ex-girlfriend, the singer Grimes, pleaded with him to attend…

February 25, 2025

We Replaced Families with Uncle Sam. DOGE Must Make the Right Choices When Cutting

If we want a smaller government, we need stronger families.  President Donald Trump’s efforts to…

February 25, 2025

Ohio Ranks Only 29th In The Family Structure Index

Ohio ranks 29th in family strength, according to a new report from the Institute for Family Studies…

February 18, 2025

Why So Blue: Liberal Women Are Less Happy, More Lonely. But Why?

Young liberal women are especially prone nowadays to reporting poor mental health. This was the discovery that…

February 6, 2025

The Trump Administration is Already Proving to be Family Friendly

The first Trump administration did not do a lot to advance the family policy ball….

January 30, 2025

American Greatness Depends on Strong Families

President Trump signaled his commitment to making America “greater, stronger and far more exceptional than…

December 12, 2024

Which Men Cheat Least? Republican Husbands, Especially ‘Religious Wife Guys’ 

Republicans have an infidelity problem. If your only impression of Republican marriages was ripped from…

December 2, 2024

The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with Families: A Conversation Between Brad Wilcox and Gov. Spencer Cox

Utah has been at the forefront of a national conversation about how to grow and…