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September 11, 2024
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
…Lehman, Fellow, Manhattan Institute John Lettieri, Cofounder, Economic Innovation Group Moderator: Ryan Streeter, Executive Director, Civitas Institute 12:15 a.m. Q&A 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Panel II: The Family and…
February 5, 2024
Why We All Rely On the Organized Kindness of Strangers
…to their communities. . “The average American doesn’t realize all the things that churches do to make society less awful,” pastor and political scientist Ryan Burge, a professor at Eastern…
May 4, 2023
The Social Breakdown: The Poverty of Family, Community, and Religious Life in America
On May 4, AEI’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) hosted the launch of “The Social Breakdown,” a new research series dedicated to the study of social capital. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SWmPhcul8NE…
October 20, 2021
Public Places and Commercial Spaces: How Neighborhood Amenities Foster Trust and Connection in American Communities
Key Points The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted many Americans’ living preferences toward less dense places. For instance, more Americans would prefer to live in small towns and rural areas than…