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December 2, 2024
The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with Families: A Conversation Between Brad Wilcox and Gov. Spencer Cox
…happening here, it’s this idea that families matter, and having intact families matters. By the way, I should mention that I come from a family that is not intact. My parents…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
…(or at least inoffensive and effective public schools) matters more to parents than free school lunches. And, to be frank, most parents object to policies that force their daughters to face biological…
September 12, 2024
Surgeon general’s dour picture of parenthood misses the mark
…and acknowledges that it matters not only to individuals but all of society. He also notes that the well-being of parents is linked to children’s mental health, and that we…
September 9, 2024
The Nanny State Is Not the Answer to Parents’ Challenges
…matrices — schedules for child care, after-school activities, and car pools. But by next week, someone will get sick, or a babysitter will quit, and the house of cards will…
July 29, 2024
The Rise of ‘Marriage Deserts’ and What We Can Do About Them
…so that kids from all kinds of communities have a shot at one of the things that matters most: a good marriage. Chris Bullivant is a senior fellow of the Social Capital…
June 18, 2024
Donald Trump is an Outlier on the Right: When It Comes to Fidelity and Marriage, Democrats Face Bigger Problems
…the Republican standard bearer’s marital misbehavior eroded our collective commitment to the values and virtues that sustain the institution of marriage? On the left, journalist Matt Yglesias wondered if Trump’s bad example…
June 13, 2024
Why Married Fathers Matter
…as Richard Reeves noted in his book “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and What to Do About It.” This pattern doesn’t stop…
May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
…it gets exaggerated in media. For instance, Monica Hesse, a columnist at the Washington Post, just before going on her maternity leave, wrote a column about how unsupported American mothers are: “Pregnancy and…
May 1, 2024
The closing of the American heart
…from intact families are about four times more likely to graduate from college than they are to spend any time incarcerated. Clearly, marriage and stable families seem to matter for…
March 8, 2024
Jason Kelce, Family Man
In his tear-filled farewell speech, Jason Kelce brought his 13-year NFL career to a close by underlining what really mattered in life: marriage and family. The longtime Philadelphia Eagles player, who made the…