Family, community, civic society, institutions
Social well-being is on the decline. Families have become less stable, participation in religious and civic life has fallen, and communities have grown more fragmented and polarized. COSM is dedicated to understanding the breakdown of social capital and identifying solutions to renew America’s associational life.
Are conservative women embracing the ‘Supermom’ ideal?
August 22, 2025 | Brad Wilcox, Autumn Zeoli, and Ken Burchfiel
Yes, there’s still a shared American story. If we’re to live in freedom, we need to embrace and defend it.
June 25, 2025 | Colin Woodard
Libraries Are Doing the Work—Let’s Fund Them Accordingly
May 14, 2025 | Shamichael Hallman
Workplace Segregation between College and Non-College Workers
April 19, 2025 | Edward L. Glaeser, Francis M. Dillon, and William R. Kerr
The 10th Annual American Family Survey: Opportunities and Obstacles to a Broad-Based Political Coalition for Families
February 6, 2025 | Daniel A. Cox and Brad Wilcox
Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.
December 4, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser et al.
Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
October 16, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
October 11, 2024 | Scott Winship, Kevin Corinth, and Thomas O'Rourke
The New “Old Girls Network” in the American Workplace
October 3, 2024 | Brent Orrell
Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life
September 25, 2024 | Daniel A. Cox and Sam Pressler
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
September 11, 2024 | Scott Winship et al.
The Distribution of Social Capital across Individuals and its Relationship to Income
August 29, 2024 | Kevin Corinth, Scott Winship, and Thomas O'Rourke
The Social Workplace: A Compendium
June 11, 2024 | Brent Orrell
An Epidemic of Loneliness in the Age of Boundaries
June 7, 2024 | Timothy P. Carney
Human Capital Spillovers and Health: Does Living Around College Graduates Lengthen Life?
April 26, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser, Jacob H. Bor, David M. Cutler, and Ljubica Ristovska