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Commentary
Trump Family Policy Fails to Deliver at the One-Year Mark
…receive the federal deposit. In addition to Trump Accounts, the topped-up Child Tax Credit permanently expanded the maximum credit by $200 and indexed it to inflation. However, this modest change…
Op-Ed
Better Boys: The Difference Good Dads Make
…launch fatherhood initiatives across America. Following in the footsteps of bipartisan initiatives in Florida and Tennessee, state leaders across the country should work to maximize the odds that all children…
Commentary
A Baby Bonus Is the Wrong Response to Declining Fertility
…the sake of illustration, consider the maximum additional amount of various tax credits and transfers a new child can make a family eligible to receive over their first 18 years…
Op-Ed
The American Dream in Ohio depends on stronger Buckeye families
…economic mobility — not to mention minimizing deaths of despairand maximizing happiness for ordinary men and women. That’s because the Buckeye State is below the national average when it comes to family stability….
Op-Ed
Tax Policy Should Prioritize Shoring Up the Family
…one child each would each receive a maximum of around $4,300 in 2025, but if they married they would both qualify for a maximum of over $7,100 (using the schedule for two…
Op-Ed
Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help
…of us. Making America more supportive of marriage and motherhood could not be more important if we aim to maximize the odds — for women who are open to having…
Article
Donald Trump is an Outlier on the Right: When It Comes to Fidelity and Marriage, Democrats Face Bigger Problems
…sex and gender, Democrats have been more likely to support this new relationship fad. It helps, too, that polyamory is advertised as maximizing personal choice and sexual fulfillment, two core…
Blog Post
Liberals Should Decide Whether Being a Homemaker Is Demeaning or Worthy of Huge New Government Benefits
…is “welfare check.” Yet Rep. Moore argues her legislation promotes “an equitable, modern economy” in which unpaid caregivers would automatically receive an enlarged “maximum credit” previously reserved for only paid workers. An estimate of…
Op-Ed
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
…here’s a fact about Israel that’s probably worth more than any pro-family government benefit in Sweden: About 70 percent of Israeli parents get help from grandma or grandpa in caring…
Op-Ed
Awkward Truth: Subsidizing Women’s Work Drives Down Birthrates
…minister of state for universities and science. New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg argued that “in countries that support working mothers, like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and France, birthrates are basically fine.”…
Op-Ed
As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this
…state has a pioneering record when it comes to maximizing the odds that poor kids make it in America and that its citizenry is happy. And the research tells us that the fact…
Commentary
Marriage is Key to Living Your Best Life
…institution that binds men and women to their families and strengthens their life’s purpose; it is an opportunity for men and women to maximize prosperity and financial security. As Americans…