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January 14, 2025
The Pornography Industry Should Not Be Allowed This Much Access to Our Children
…of more than 180 scientific publications and books. What the latest science tells us is that despite pornography’s designation as “adult material” or “for mature audiences,” large portions of minor-age…
December 3, 2024
The ‘Fentanyl Election’ Is Over. Now What?
…the finger somewhere else. “Bernie Sanders might look at this material and, not unfairly, call the ongoing suffering of the opioid epidemic a Purdue Pharma plot.” Maybe. But blaming pharmaceutical…
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…
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
The Family-to-Prison-or-College Pipeline: Married Fathers and Young Men’s Transition to Adulthood
…matter, including fathers, for America’s boys and men. Therefore, any effort to revive the falling fortunes of young men should put family at the forefront. Brad Wilcox is the Future of Freedom…
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…
March 31, 2024
Can Local Journalism Be Saved?
…Since 2018, according to the Medill School, 118 news enterprises have been set up, many of them nonprofits—from Cal Matters to the Texas Tribune to VTDigger (Vermont). The Institute 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…
March 6, 2024
Caitlin Clark and Civil Society
…a barn hoop, didn’t think: why not have girls play this game? Maybe they had family in Indiana. Local control matters, too: a small town high school with its own…
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…