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Want To Slash Your Risk For Divorce? Start Going To Church
…better job of covering the true character of the faith and family connection. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and professor of sociology…
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Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
This Valentine’s Day, the news is awash with stories of loneliness and atomisation among adults across the West. Though clinical attention has focused on this brewing crisis, the remedies are often misplaced….
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Why You Should Get Married
…do.” Brad Wilcox is professor and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and nonresident senior…
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The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…Growing up in a married home should not be a privilege reserved for the children of educated and affluent Americans. This article is adapted from Brad Wilcox’s new book, Get Married….
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Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
Taylor Swift’s hit song “Lover” is the perfect anthem for this Valentine’s Day, especially since she is in the midst of a very public romance with her latest boyfriend, Travis…
Op-Ed
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…social institution, marriage, attractive and attainable to the men and women of the Beehive State. Which is why I am back in town. Brad Wilcox is professor of sociology and…
Op-Ed
We Can Make Chicago Safer By Prioritizing Stronger Families
…Ph.D., is executive director of the Center for Poverty Solutions at the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative research group. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…
Op-Ed
How to make smartphones and apps safer for kids
…a movement that would follow across the 50 states. Michael Toscano is executive director of the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the…
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Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood
“If we care about our children, if we care about the vibrancy of our communities, we have no choice but to have the conversation” about absent fatherhood, said Chris Sprowls, who…
Op-Ed
For kids, marriage still matters
…by promoting the success sequence. Utah’s youth deserve to know this proven pathway to a better life. Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and director…
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Male Malaise Is Not Just About ‘the Culture’
You are familiar with the litany of ills blighting our society: declining rates of work and marriage; rising rates of obesity and loneliness; soaring deaths of despair. All of these trends…
Op-Ed
What liberals don’t understand about men and marriage
…of men who end up becoming fathers and forging day-in-day-out relationships with their children. Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and director of the National…