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March 4, 2024
Teen Suicide and the Limits of Sociology
…this is the nature of the topic. We will never know exactly why and the questions we are left with may better be answered by philosophy or theology than sociology….
March 4, 2024
As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this
When it comes to realizing the nation’s most important ideals — from the American dream to the “pursuit of happiness” — Utah has a well-deserved reputation for leading out. The…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president, is justly famous for underlining the importance of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” for our new nation in the Declaration of Independence….
March 1, 2024
How the Children’s Bureau Lost Its Way
…look after the Nation’s child crop?” It seems like a lovely sentiment, but the nation’s child crop is considerably larger than it was back then and the percentage of children…
February 29, 2024
Parents’ Rights, Yes. But Parent Responsibilities, Too
Americans disagree with one another about all manner of important topics when it comes to schools and schooling. That’s inevitable in a nation of more than 300 million people. And…
February 23, 2024
Study What You Love or Study What Will Make You Money?
…Dreambound asked a thousand American adults about their education and career satisfaction, and while the sample isn’t statistically representative of the nation as a whole, the results are broadly suggestive….
February 22, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right Now
Chronic absenteeism has become a grim reality across the nation. Nationwide, chronic absenteeism nearly doubled from 15 percent in 2018 to 26 percent in 2023. How bad are these numbers,…
February 20, 2024
The New Right’s Attack on Markets Is as Ignorant as the Old Left’s
…been the province of the political left, is increasingly embraced by thinkers and elected officials on the right. An illustration comparing the ideas of self-labeled National Conservatives (“NatCons”) and President…
February 20, 2024
Planning a Career in the Age of AI
…40 percent of “Boomers” report significant levels of concern. Unease is natural, even warranted, but we should be careful to recognize that, for workers, it’s not all doom and gloom….
February 15, 2024
Sacred Sex
…sense of sacredness leads not to depression and divorce court but to strong and satisfying unions—outside and inside the bedroom. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…