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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…
August 14, 2023
Keep the Utah Family Miracle Going Strong
…economy is widely seen as the best in the nation. The “Utah economic miracle”—marked by exceptional economic growth, a favorable business climate, and high rates of economic mobility—has garnered attention…
August 12, 2023
Gen Z Shouldn’t Dismiss Marriage So Lightly
…who is happy in America. Falling marriage rates, meanwhile, are a chief reason why happiness has declined nationally, according to this study. All of this runs counter to the cultural…
August 2, 2023
The Best Predictor of Happiness in America? Marriage
…in America, and that falling marriage rates are a chief reason why happiness has declined nationally. The research, surveying thousands of respondents, revealed a startling 30-percentage-point happiness divide between married…
July 21, 2023
Can Spain Defuse Its Depopulation Bomb?
…national elections this Sunday. Were this to happen, it would likely enter into a governing coalition with the hard-Right Vox party. If the conservatives take the reins this autumn, however, the biggest…
June 30, 2023
House Republican Plan Penalizes Marriage
…trumpet their commitment to the family could at least make sure their family bill doesn’t penalize our nation’s most fundamental institution: marriage. Is there a better way forward? Thankfully, there…
May 26, 2023
The Power of the Success Sequence
…when they reach adulthood. The link remains strong when this cohort of young Americans reaches their mid-30s, according to a new IFS analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth…
April 25, 2023
A Debate on Fatherhood
…order to revitalize fatherhood, the institution of marriage must also be strengthened in order to promote successful outcomes for children. American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the National…
January 7, 2023
Personal Responsibility, Not Victimhood, Is the Path to Success
…schools. Such an approach has substantial public support. A recent study by Nat Malkus at the American Enterprise Institute suggests that the success sequence is quite popular among parents as well as…