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February 14, 2024
Want To Slash Your Risk For Divorce? Start Going To Church
…better job of covering the true character of the faith and family connection. Brad Wilcox (@BradWilcoxIFS) is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and professor of sociology…
February 14, 2024
Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
This Valentine’s Day, the news is awash with stories of loneliness and atomisation among adults across the West. Though clinical attention has focused on this brewing crisis, the remedies are often misplaced….
February 14, 2024
Why You Should Get Married
…do.” Brad Wilcox is professor and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and nonresident senior…
February 13, 2024
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…Growing up in a married home should not be a privilege reserved for the children of educated and affluent Americans. This article is adapted from Brad Wilcox’s new book, Get Married….
February 9, 2024
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
Taylor Swift’s hit song “Lover” is the perfect anthem for this Valentine’s Day, especially since she is in the midst of a very public romance with her latest boyfriend, Travis…
January 12, 2024
What is the Utah “Family Miracle”?
…social institution, marriage, attractive and attainable to the men and women of the Beehive State. Which is why I am back in town. Brad Wilcox is professor of sociology and…
January 2, 2024
We Can Make Chicago Safer By Prioritizing Stronger Families
…Ph.D., is executive director of the Center for Poverty Solutions at the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative research group. Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at…
December 11, 2023
How to make smartphones and apps safer for kids
…a movement that would follow across the 50 states. Michael Toscano is executive director of the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the…
December 1, 2023
Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood
…or with the law. Clearly, girls and especially boys are much more likely to flourish if they grow up with their married fathers. No institution compares to marriage when it…
November 27, 2023
For kids, marriage still matters
…by promoting the success sequence. Utah’s youth deserve to know this proven pathway to a better life. Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and director…