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June 13, 2025
Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids: The Importance of Fatherhood in Virginia
Children in Virginia are more likely to flourish when their fathers are engaged and/or present. This is one of the conclusions from Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids: The Importance of Fatherhood in Virginia, a…
May 13, 2025
Out of Work and On the Dole — Is Uncle Sam Contributing to Young Men’s Malaise?
American men are in trouble. From Richard Reeves’ “Of Boys and Men” to Nicholas Eberstadt’s “Men Without Work,” we have learned that men are opting out of our most important institutions…
March 17, 2025
Progressives Are Starting to Come Around on the Importance of Marriage and Fatherhood
…the anthropologist Nicholas Townsend has observed that, for most men, “marriage, work, and fatherhood” go together as a “package deal.” When Reeves wrote “Of Boys and Men” in 2022 as a center-left…
February 21, 2025
Hope And A Future: Forging Strong And Stable Families In Ohio, 2025
What is the American dream? It is a “better, richer, and happier life for all our citizens of every rank,” in the words of James Truslow Adams, the historian who…
December 2, 2024
The Pursuit of Happiness Starts with Families: A Conversation Between Brad Wilcox and Gov. Spencer Cox
…strength with my colleague, Nicholas Zill, and we’re finding that Utah is No. 1 when it comes to family strength in America. There’s no state, for instance, that has more…
October 1, 2024
For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State
The family is the fundamental unit of society. As Pope Saint John Paul II so eloquently stated, “as the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
…seemingly gone out of its way to undermine families and children,” argued the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, pointing to the Republican Party’s opposition to a host of policies he believes would help families….
May 15, 2024
The American heart is closing to marriage and family. Can red states change that?
…decline of 6% over the same time frame. Efforts such as these are important because research carried out with my colleague Nicholas Zill indicates that “Florida counties that enjoy strong and stable…
September 20, 2023
Do Two Parents Matter More Than Ever?
…recent analysis by Nicholas Zill and Brad Wilcox found that “rates of school contact for student misbehavior are nearly twice as high among students living with separated or divorced parents…