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Family-Friendly Policies for the 119th Congress
Key Points American birth rates have hit record lows, but Americans still say they want children. Family formation seems unattainable to many parents. There is no single federal policy that…
Report
For Better: Four Proven Ways To A Strong And Stable Marriage
…and women, for instance, have about 10 times the assets as their single peers in their 50s, heading towards retirement, as Brad Wilcox notes in his book, Get Married: Why Americans…
Op-Ed
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. Sure, they doubled the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 in 2017. Otherwise, Trump 1.0 didn’t score many…
Op-Ed
American Greatness Depends on Strong Families
President Trump signaled his commitment to making America “greater, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before” in his important Inaugural Address last week. Crucially, Trump made a personal commitment to fight…
Article
The Pornography Industry Should Not Be Allowed This Much Access to Our Children
…Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, Brad Wilcox is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and University Professor…
Report
Marriage: America’s Keystone Institution
Marriage is linked to better financial, social, and emotional outcomes for children, men, and women—and many of these effects appear to have a causal dimension. Many social scientists have discovered…
Op-Ed
Which Men Cheat Least? Republican Husbands, Especially ‘Religious Wife Guys’
…wives than Democratic husbands. The issue is important because, as I (Wilcox) argued in Get Married, infidelity “exacts a serious toll on marital quality,” adding that it is “because, regardless of the…
Article
The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with Families: A Conversation Between Brad Wilcox and Gov. Spencer Cox
…and cellphones in the coming year. What follows is an excerpt of our conversation, which has been edited for clarity and length. Brad Wilcox: I’ve been developing an index of family…
Op-Ed
The Geography of Fertility — Where are the Babies?
…to Americans interested in starting, growing or raising a family. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS on X) is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a nonresident…
Report
For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State
…The crisis of marriage and family formation involves both economic and complex cultural and social factors that a family-first policy agenda can help address. Read the full report below. 2024-09-CHF-Sake-of-the-Kids-WilcoxBrownZill_FINALDownload…
Book
Doing Right by Kids: Leveraging Social Capital and Innovation to Increase Opportunity
…in American K–12 Education,” MICHAEL Q. MCSHANE Chapter 3: “Educational Pathways to Economic Opportunity,” BETH AKERS AND PRESTON COOPER Chapter 4: “Reviving Marriage to Promote Upward Mobility,” BRAD WILCOX AND…