Welcome to Our Research Archive
Search and filter by content type, issue area, author, and keyword
September 18, 2023
Overregulated Childcare: Wisconsin’s 2023-’25 Biennial Budget and the Path Ahead
…in Wisconsin while maintaining a regulatory framework that drives up costs for families without much evidence of effectiveness. Alternatively, Republicans added funds to the budget to help families afford care,…
September 18, 2023
There’s an Easy Fix That Would Solve Our Housing Crisis: Light Touch Density
…earners could afford. For example, in New England in 1940, duplexes, triple deckers, and four-plexes comprised one-third of the region’s housing stock and offered naturally affordable housing to the masses….
September 18, 2023
A Degree of Risk
…enough to afford the price tag of enrollment, we should stop allowing students to borrow and use grants to attend that school or program of study. We must hold institutions…
September 17, 2023
Tracking ‘two-parent privilege’ in Utah
…and affluent homes. What we are seeing play out in Utah, as with America as a whole, is that the family is most fragile among those who can least afford…
September 13, 2023
American Dreamers
…leveraging key educational and natural resource assets to promote new economic opportunities. Experts in addiction from AEI and Stanford talked about the causes of the regional opioid abuse crisis and…
September 12, 2023
Sociologist Brad Wilcox: Marriage is one of the strongest predictors of happiness for Americans
Brad Wilcox shares the latest research which finds married Americans are much happier than singles. He explains why it’s important for society to encourage young adults to pursue serious relationships….
September 12, 2023
Who Is Happiest? Married Mothers and Fathers, Per the Latest General Social Survey
Social media and mainstream media are replete with stories suggesting marriage and parenthood are not fulfilling, especially for women. Not surprisingly, many Americans now believe the key to being happy is a good education, work,…
August 31, 2023
Where Are The Energy Stamps, Joe?
…consumers who can afford only gas-powered vehicles. The administration’s green energy vision also includes mandating carbon-free electricity by 2035, requiring massive expansions in costly wind, solar, and other renewable energy. In states such as…
August 24, 2023
Baby Boom Or Bust
…says. I ask why not. “We can’t afford it,” Nicole replies. What costs in particular do they have in mind? “Everything,” Isaac begins. “Health care. … But honestly, it’s just…
August 24, 2023
The Hill that Public Education Dies on: Transgender Policies’ Utter Contempt for Parents
An unmistakable fault line is emerging between much of public education and many of those it serves, particularly parents, on transgender issues. Put bluntly, a strong majority of Americans—57 percent…