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March 4, 2024
Teen Suicide and the Limits of Sociology
…more stressful circumstances—poverty, war, abandonment seem like they would make suicide more likely than AP Physics. The problem is not the pressure per se. Tim Carney’s forthcoming Family Unfriendly and…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
…spend much time on during his address, despite its vital importance to the health of our country. Too many Americans are living alone or in chaotic homes, in large…
February 16, 2024
Marriage is Key to Living Your Best Life
America is living in a time of rising anti-marriage sentiment. Voices on the political fringes—both left and right—claim that “there is no advantage to marriage in the Western world for…
February 15, 2024
Sacred Sex
…back in the 1980s and 1990s—of the relationship between religion and sex obscure this important sociological truth: for most husbands and wives, more faith equals better sex. The next time…
February 14, 2024
Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
…the Wheatley Institute, unmarried adults aged 18-55 were twice as likely to say they are lonely “most of the time” or “all the time” as married adults (28% vs.14%). The…
February 14, 2024
Why You Should Get Married
…and Don’t Have Kids Are Getting Richer.” Or The Atlantic in 2019, offering “The Case Against Marriage.” Or, in 2021, The New York Times with “Divorce Can Be an Act of Radical Self-Love.” In the Times piece,…
February 13, 2024
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…almost all unmarried—“Do you personally plan to finish your education, work full-time, marry, and then have children?,” 97 percent said yes. And when I asked, “If you came home at…
January 2, 2024
We Can Make Chicago Safer By Prioritizing Stronger Families
…promote and advocate for the “success sequence” in schools and social media across American cities — including Chicago. The idea is that a high school education, a full-time job and…
December 18, 2023
Kids aren’t for everyone. But it’s better for everyone if you have them.
…propagandists for childbearing. If so, they’re a self-defeating one. Bragging about extra leisure time is not going to dispel the image of selfishness. It’s just going to make the critics…
December 15, 2023
Pro-Family Policy Priorities for States
…to state. And many states are exploring how to orient their policy status quo in a more pro- family direction. At a time when many states are strug- gling to…