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December 5, 2023
The Ninth Annual American Family Survey: Perceptions and Realities of Issues Families Face Today
…for Boys and Men Isabel V. Sawhill, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution W. Bradford Wilcox, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Moderator: Daniel A. Cox, Director, Survey Center on American Life,…
December 1, 2023
Cities Use Covid Funds to Run Guaranteed-Income Experiments
…repeats history, Alexandria isn’t the only city that will see the guaranteed harm that comes with unconditional guaranteed income. Ms. Ford is an adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute’s…
December 1, 2023
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…
November 27, 2023
For kids, marriage still matters
The science could not be clearer: On average, the children of married parents are more likely to experience happier, healthier and more successful lives. Brookings Institution scholar Melissa Kearney powerfully…
November 17, 2023
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…
November 14, 2023
Did Child Poverty Really Increase Last Year?
…monthly CTC checks) to pay off credit card debt in 2021 but still had enough money left over to afford more than they could in 2020. These families experienced less…
November 9, 2023
What Dems — And NYC — Can Learn From The GOP’s Bronx City Council Win
…you need as you age, even if you have a summer home in the Hamptons. Ambitious newcomers give up on finding a place in the city they can afford or…
November 2, 2023
How Churches Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Children Who Need Foster Care
…difficulties, adding a foster child to the mix is probably not a good idea. That being said, there are plenty of middle-class Black families who can afford to take in…
October 31, 2023
It Takes Two
…of American families, has widened the gap in opportunities and outcomes for children from different backgrounds, and today poses economic and social challenges that we cannot afford to ignore—but may…
October 27, 2023
Food Insecurity in the US and Inflation
…to understand what food insecurity means, and what the report found. Food insecurity measures households’ ability to afford the amount or types of food household members want. The USDA also measures “very low food…