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June 22, 2023
In An Age Of Low Social Trust, Stopping By Your Neighbor’s House Is Weird And Creepy
…stopping by a neighbor’s house has become rare enough as to strike many as creepy. Witness the June 2023 advertisement for DirecTV. Actor Brian Cox explains to the viewer that…
June 16, 2023
Marriage Is Still the Best Way to Bond a Father to His Children
…Institute on April 25, 2023. The event, which was moderated by IFS senior fellow Brad Wilcox, featured a discussion between Richard Reeves and Ian Rowe on the question: “Does strengthening fatherhood depend upon…
June 11, 2023
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
Marriage rates in America are falling fast: Many men and women are marrying later, and more and more people are never marrying at all. Marriage is in retreat for a host of reasons, but…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay for Our AI Future: More Loneliness
Americans are trapped in a loneliness epidemic. Across the country, people are having fewer social interactions, spending more time alone, and reporting fewer close friends. These trends aren’t just a symptom…
June 7, 2023
The Price We’ll Pay For Our AI Future: More Loneliness
Americans are trapped in a loneliness epidemic. Across the country, people are having fewer social interactions, spending more time alone, and reporting fewer close friends. These trends aren’t just a symptom…
May 19, 2023
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: America Today
…notoriously got the idea of the American system of justice backwards, when she said in March that President Trump, in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case, would have a chance to…
May 10, 2023
AI Tutoring Has a Lot to Offer. But so Does Human Mentoring.
…Fisher and Daniel Fisher explore how schools can expand students’ access to relationships that might otherwise be out of reach, noting that students can now hear virtually from a range…
February 2, 2023
Prioritizing Money Over Marriage, Today’s Parents Are Making a Big Mistake
As parents of teens, we have kids who are beginning to think about their adult future—including college, career and family. One recent conversation Alysse had with her 17-year-old daughter is…
January 7, 2023
Personal Responsibility, Not Victimhood, Is the Path to Success
…success. Wendy Wang is the director of research at the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, a nonresident senior fellow at the…
January 3, 2023
Perspective: Women Are More Likely to Make Friends at Work Than Men. Here’s Why That Matters
Despite efforts to close the gender wage gap, the difference between men’s and women’s wages remains a stubborn fixture of modern society. Women still make 83 cents for every dollar men make….