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When Human Fatigue Becomes AI’s Weakest Link
…but it could result in a truckload of expensive and potentially dangerous technical debt the next. A 2014 study by Stanford University economist John Pencavel shows that output per hour…
Op-Ed
Where Are the Pro-Family Senators?
…(R-MO) and Mike Lee (R-UT) — to advance pro-family measures. This means we need senators like freshmen Sens. John Curtis (R-UT), Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jim Banks (R-IN) to pick…
Article
Is Marriage Back? Divorce Is Down, Family Stability Is Up
…and a more diverse family future. In 1994, the family psychologist John Gottman wrote there is “no denying that this is a frightening time for couples” with “more than half of all first…
Article
Divorce In Decline: About 40% Of Today’s Marriages Will End In Divorce
…today’s first marriages will end in divorce. But only time will tell. Grant Bailey is Research Associate at the Institute for Family Studies. Lyman Stone is Senior Fellow and Director of the Pronatalism…
Op-Ed
Out of Work and On the Dole — Is Uncle Sam Contributing to Young Men’s Malaise?
…go around. Grant Bailey is a research associate at the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is Distinguished University Professor and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of…
Article
You Autor Know
…their work. It appears to have been coined in 2009 by economists Nicholas Bloom, Mirko Draca, and John van Reenen. [iii] According to Opportunity Insights data, the 75th percentile of commuting zones had a population…
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In Opposing Last Month’s Continuing Resolution, Nearly All Democrats Voted to Shut Down Welfare Checks, Too
…left Schumer “about as popular as chlamydia” among many Democrats, according to jocular Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). There was another role reversal embedded in this important legislation that received almost…
Op-Ed
Unfreezing New York’s Projects
…unlocked front doors. The buildings’ conditions are an insult to the legacy of their namesakes: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat; and John Lovejoy Elliott, a Progressive-era reformer and founder…
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Poorly Defined: Reforming the Poverty Line | POLICY LENS
Ever since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in 1964, the US Safety Net has been remarkably effective in reducing the number of Americans living in poverty;…
Op-Ed
America’s New Frontier of Opportunity and Inclusion
…across key federal programs (2022) Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 It’s important to remember that when he was preparing to announce his War on Poverty, Lyndon Johnson didn’t travel to…
Op-Ed
Alexis de Tocqueville and the Art of Association
…support, operate as “shadow partisans,” to borrow a helpful term from Ruy Teixeira and John Judis. On both the left and the right, they work to keep the major parties anchored to…
Article
Why So Blue: Liberal Women Are Less Happy, More Lonely. But Why?
…connection to America’s core institutions—family and faith. Grant Bailey is a Research Associate of the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Family Studies. …