November 13, 2023
Family’s Place in America’s Social Fabric
The family is arguably the most basic building block of community life.[i] But even as…
November 8, 2023
Measuring the Geography of Social Networks
Social interactions shape social and economic activity across a range of domains, from migration and…
November 1, 2023
The Ultimate Social Capital: A Story to Save the Union
The American Republic is on the brink; a revived civic national story can help us…
October 23, 2023
Teach Your Children Well
A few years ago, David Brooks wrote a column in which he took a friend…
September 27, 2023
The Good and Bad News About Boys and Men in Utah
For all that Utah is doing well, a concerning trend has surfaced amongst boys and men in the state.
August 29, 2023
Skate Parks: Appreciating Another Third Place
My young daughter was extremely excited when I pulled up to the large, two-level skate…
August 10, 2023
The Real Reason People Leave Religion
More than a decade ago, the Pew Research Center released a path-breaking study on people…
August 2, 2023
Measuring Social Capital: Can We Tell If Some Places Are Richer in Social Capital Than Others?
The concept of social capital has been inconsistently defined and described.[1]That should not be surprising,…
July 24, 2023
The Power of the Humble Pub
My AEI colleague, Charles Murray, recently shared a figure showing that beer drinking in the United Kingdom…
July 17, 2023
What the Rise in Dog Attacks Signals About the State of America’s Social Capital
If you have ever had the unfortunate experience of being attacked or bitten by a…
July 12, 2023
Could News Bloom in News Deserts?
July 12, 2023
Local News and Social Capital
Joseph Schumpeter famously observed that capitalism unleashed “creative destruction.”[i] If that is so for American journalism,…