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March 6, 2024
College or Trade School? How About Both?
…thrive psychologically, socially, and materially. Higher levels of education have long been associated with increased trust in others and greater participation in the relationships that create so-called “weak ties”—the “friend of a…
March 5, 2024
The Societal Cost of the Marriage Decline
…these couples decide not to marry. But it does matter. Marriage is positively associated with greater community involvement across a range of different activities. In our surveys, there is a…
March 5, 2024
A Conservative Vision for Education Reform
…better demands maturity, civility, and mutual respect. But it also requires that we articulate the changes we would like to see and, equally important, the things we believe to be…
March 4, 2024
Teen Suicide and the Limits of Sociology
…“Having a strong shared moral center transforms mundane rituals like dropping kids off at school or attending soccer practice, and spectacular events, like rival matchups and homecoming games, into opportunities…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
…nothing matters for the State of Our Union than the state of our unions. When it comes to “life,” we’re witnessing tragic increases in what have been called “deaths of…
March 1, 2024
How the Children’s Bureau Lost Its Way
…about infant mortality and children’s health. But it took longer for these matters to become the concern of the federal government. According to one article in the Encyclopedia of Chicago:…
February 23, 2024
Study What You Love or Study What Will Make You Money?
…only thing that matters when it comes to choosing a college major. There’s also the question of comparative advantage: As any economist will tell you, while the average remuneration for…
February 22, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right Now
…really, and how can schools respond? My friend and colleague Nat Malkus has the most recent available numbers in his Return to Learn Tracker. In addition, he’s out with an…
February 20, 2024
The New Right’s Attack on Markets Is as Ignorant as the Old Left’s
…solve problems and cultivate habits of social interaction that lead, over time, to healthy societies. Through free economic exchange, societies advance materially and socially because free markets require parties to consider the…
February 20, 2024
Planning a Career in the Age of AI
…in broad skill sets that give workers a diversified “portfolio” of capacities. When technology suddenly supplants a cherished, highly developed skill, the worker then has the cognitive flexibility, confidence, subject matter background, and social…