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April 24, 2025
Musk’s High-Tech Polygamy Is a Dead End
…there’s no humanity, and all the policies in the world don’t matter.” In this way, he spotlighted his commitment to the pronatalist cause—the idea that society must do more to…
April 23, 2025
In Case of Emergency, Open Block Grant: Part 2
…grant allows federal lawmakers to defer to state officials in determining the right policy mix needed to properly match federal funds with local needs. While Republican-led states (which in recent…
April 23, 2025
In Case of Emergency, Open Block Grant: Part 1
Congress’s efforts to produce “one big, beautiful bill” that reflects President Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities is about to kick into high gear as the House and Senate turn…
March 17, 2025
Progressives Are Starting to Come Around on the Importance of Marriage and Fatherhood
…in life, and they have difficulty finding a mate and forming a family, too. And so the cycle turns. The economic struggles of boys and men become entrenched across generations.”…
March 12, 2025
Why Alabama Needs The Success Sequence
…family stability (the share of teens raised in an intact family). This matters because states with higher levels of stability have better outcomes for children, such as higher educational attainment and…
March 11, 2025
The American Dream in Ohio depends on stronger Buckeye families
…below-average standing matters because strong, stable families are a powerful predictor of upward mobility. Harvard economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues at Opportunity Insights have underscored the connection between upward…
February 27, 2025
The GOP Is Still the Pro-Marriage Party
…to educate the new arrivals to the party how much marriage still matters. Strong marriages benefit Republicans. More importantly, they benefit all Americans. In fact, because marriage has lost ground…
February 25, 2025
We Replaced Families with Uncle Sam. DOGE Must Make the Right Choices When Cutting
…own approach to family formation, he doesn’t seem to appreciate how much marriage matters for our kids and our country. In order to protect these children from poverty and…
February 21, 2025
Hope And A Future: Forging Strong And Stable Families In Ohio, 2025
…this report, indicates that the state falls below average on key indicators of family strength. Ohio’s below-average standing on the Family Structure Index matters because this report will show how…
February 6, 2025
The Trump Administration is Already Proving to be Family Friendly
…thriving and healthy families in our country.” Vance himself is dedicated to pushing for a major expansion of the child tax credit for working families when Congress takes up the matter later…