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May 22, 2025

Why Do Married-Couple Households Experience Fewer Hardships than Other Households?

by John Iceland and Jaehoon Cho

May 21, 2025

Family Provisions in the Ways and Means Tax Package

by Josh McCabe

Friday Five 564

Noteworthy research from around the web compiled by Bill Coffin.

by Bill Coffin

May 20, 2025

New Study Finds Lasting Effects of Divorce on Kids

by Grant Bailey

May 16, 2025

It’s Time to Eliminate Marriage Penalties in the U.S. Tax Code

by Erik Randolph

May 19, 2025

Why A ‘Goldilocks’ Approach to Regulating Homeschoolers Is Best

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Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home

by Caroline Kitchener, The New York Times

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Is the Global Population Decline Linked to Happiness Decline?

by Glenn Staunton, Daily Citizen

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How Did Having Babies Become Right-Wing?

by Madeleine Kearns, The Free Press

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How family structure leads to academic success

by Timothy Goeglein, The Lion

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