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September 12, 2023
Who Is Happiest? Married Mothers and Fathers, Per the Latest General Social Survey
…women and men truly the happiest, or are women and men today who are married with children happier? The 2022 edition of the General Social Survey (GSS)—the nation’s preeminent social…
September 6, 2023
Why Staten Island seceding from NYC makes sense — for multiple reasons
…and other common interests can be best accomplished by united efforts and by forces directed from One united municipality.” Proponents also wanted to make sure the city was the nation’s…
September 1, 2023
Paying People to Have Kids Can Only Do So Much When You’re in a Spiraling Baby Bust
…very low, and nowhere near replacement level. Hungary’s population is still falling every year. China, since abandoning its anti-natal policies, has tried going pro-natal. That hasn’t worked, and China’s population is…
August 31, 2023
Where Are The Energy Stamps, Joe?
…skyrocket ” due to increased coal and natural gas costs. As one climate expert summarized , Obama’s goal was “limiting the use of fossil fuels,” which required “making them more expensive and pushing…
August 28, 2023
Here’s a Kind of Job-Training Program That Works
JOB-TRAINING AND WORKFORCE-DEVELOPMENT programs have long been plagued by weak wage and job-persistence outcomes. Since the United States spends markedly less on these types of programs than do other developed nations, it’s…
August 28, 2023
Where Does School Time Go?
…Three decades ago, the National Education Commission on Time and Learning observed, “Learning in America is a prisoner of time. For the past 150 years, American public schools have held time…
August 24, 2023
Baby Boom Or Bust
…at all. I’ve just spoken with Natalie Gochnour, the demographics expert and director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. When I brought up the…
August 24, 2023
The Hill that Public Education Dies on: Transgender Policies’ Utter Contempt for Parents
…If teachers in our nation’s public schools wish to restore and maintain Americans’ trust in education, they must be willing to acknowledge a simple fact about their profession: They’re not…
August 17, 2023
The ‘Utah Family Miracle’ and Why It Matters
…“Utah economic miracle” — marked by exceptional economic growth, a favorable business climate and high rates of economic mobility — has garnered attention across the nation and helps explain why…
August 16, 2023
How to Strengthen the ‘Success Sequence’ in Utah
…in Utah are more likely to follow the sequence than their peers across the nation, we have witnessed an erosion of commitment to the latter two steps even in the…