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January 21, 2026

Has Our Reliance on EdTech Ushered in an Illiterate Age?

by Emily Harrison

January 16, 2026

A Third Way: What We Can Learn From the Amish Approach to Tech

by Cody Cook

The Social Mobility Index: Ranking the States on Family Life

A new report explores social mobility indicators for all 50 U.S. states.

by Justin Callais, Anna Claire Flowers and Clara E. Piano

January 20, 2026

Mile-High Status: How Travel Plans Might Be Wrecking the Birth Rate

January 15, 2026

Going to Church Can Reduce Your Divorce Risk, Especially If You Marry Young

January 13, 2026

Recess Is Becoming Too Safe

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January 19, 2026

Inside ‘the Most Brutal Fight in Washington’ With Steve Bannon

by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal

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January 17, 2026

VICTOR JOECKS: Why ‘rugged individualism’ creates community

by Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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January 15, 2026

The Steep Cost of ‘Free’ Child Care

by Katharine B. Stevens & Jenet Erickson, The Dispatch

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January 14, 2026

The white women turning to ‘Dark Woke’— They turn private despair into public rage

by Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd

January 19, 2026

Inside ‘the Most Brutal Fight in Washington’ With Steve Bannon

by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal

January 17, 2026

VICTOR JOECKS: Why ‘rugged individualism’ creates community

by Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 15, 2026

The Steep Cost of ‘Free’ Child Care

by Katharine B. Stevens & Jenet Erickson, The Dispatch

January 14, 2026

The white women turning to ‘Dark Woke’— They turn private despair into public rage

by Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd

Marriage

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January 15, 2026

Going to Church Can Reduce Your Divorce Risk, Especially If You Marry Young

by Jesse Smith

January 12, 2026

Marriage Is a School of Love: Becoming the Right Person for Your Spouse

by Peter McFadden

December 31, 2025

Our Top 10 Articles of 2025

by Alysse ElHage

December 23, 2025

Looking for a Winter Read? Here Are Some of Our Favorite Books

by The Editors

January 15, 2026

Going to Church Can Reduce Your Divorce Risk, Especially If You Marry Young

by Jesse Smith

January 12, 2026

Marriage Is a School of Love: Becoming the Right Person for Your Spouse

by Peter McFadden

December 31, 2025

Our Top 10 Articles of 2025

by Alysse ElHage

December 23, 2025

Looking for a Winter Read? Here Are Some of Our Favorite Books

by The Editors

Parenting

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January 22, 2026

The Social Mobility Index: Ranking the States on Family Life

by Justin Callais, Anna Claire Flowers and Clara E. Piano

January 21, 2026

Has Our Reliance on EdTech Ushered in an Illiterate Age?

by Emily Harrison

January 20, 2026

Mile-High Status: How Travel Plans Might Be Wrecking the Birth Rate

by Lyman Stone

January 16, 2026

A Third Way: What We Can Learn From the Amish Approach to Tech

by Cody Cook

January 22, 2026

The Social Mobility Index: Ranking the States on Family Life

by Justin Callais, Anna Claire Flowers and Clara E. Piano

January 21, 2026

Has Our Reliance on EdTech Ushered in an Illiterate Age?

by Emily Harrison

January 20, 2026

Mile-High Status: How Travel Plans Might Be Wrecking the Birth Rate

by Lyman Stone

January 16, 2026

A Third Way: What We Can Learn From the Amish Approach to Tech

by Cody Cook

Society & Culture

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January 13, 2026

Recess Is Becoming Too Safe

by Daniel Buck

January 9, 2026

The Sibling Effect: How Siblings Impact Child Outcomes

by Rosemary L. Hopcroft

January 8, 2026

The Working Motherhood Shift Conservatives Didn’t See Coming

by Wendy Wang

January 7, 2026

Three Ways to Motivate a Middle School Boy to Do His Homework

by Dixie Dillon Lane

January 13, 2026

Recess Is Becoming Too Safe

by Daniel Buck

January 9, 2026

The Sibling Effect: How Siblings Impact Child Outcomes

by Rosemary L. Hopcroft

January 8, 2026

The Working Motherhood Shift Conservatives Didn’t See Coming

by Wendy Wang

January 7, 2026

Three Ways to Motivate a Middle School Boy to Do His Homework

by Dixie Dillon Lane

Featured Publications

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More Married Mothers of Young Children Are Working Full Time

Homes for Young Families Part 2

In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, and Women’s Well-Being

Homes for Young Families: A Pro-Family Housing Agenda

More Married Mothers of Young Children Are Working Full Time

Homes for Young Families Part 2

In Pursuit: Marriage, Motherhood, and Women’s Well-Being

Homes for Young Families: A Pro-Family Housing Agenda

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December 30, 2025

The Mixed Effects of Postponing Union Formation

by Laurie DeRose

December 19, 2025

Even Under Threat, Pregnancy Resource Centers Are Thriving

by Anna Claire Flowers

December 16, 2025

High-Achieving Women and the Work-Family Balancing Act

by Robert VerBruggen

Health & Wellbeing

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January 14, 2026

Labor of Love: One Woman’s Fight to Give Women More Birth Options

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

December 10, 2025

Australia’s Social Media Ban: Is it Enough to Protect Children?

by Christian Heim

December 9, 2025

Sorry, Liz Gilbert, Married Women Are (Increasingly) Happiest of All

by Sophie Anderson and Brad Wilcox

Podcasts

What if mothers are happy, actually | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 175

What if mothers are happy, actually | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 175

Hosted by Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

Let's Talk About Sex! Because We Are Doing It Way Less

Let's Talk About Sex! Because We Are Doing It Way Less

Hosted by The Smerconish Podcast, Grant Bailey

Episode 83: 5 Keys to a Strong, Stable Marriage: With Dr. Brad Wilcox

Episode 83: 5 Keys to a Strong, Stable Marriage: With Dr. Brad Wilcox

Hosted by Marriage IQ, Brad Wilcox

Episode 256: Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox on how statistics show that flourishing families follow the family proclamation

Episode 256: Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox on how statistics show that flourishing families follow the family proclamation

Hosted by Church News, Brad Wilcox

Extra: The Resurgence of Marriage? Studies Show Divorce Rates Decline

Extra: The Resurgence of Marriage? Studies Show Divorce Rates Decline

Hosted by The Fox News Rundown, Brad Wilcox

Trey Gowdy on Public Safety, Cashless Bail, & His New Book, “The Color of Death”

Trey Gowdy on Public Safety, Cashless Bail, & His New Book, “The Color of Death”

Hosted by The Fox News Rundown, Brad Wilcox

What if mothers are happy, actually | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 175

What if mothers are happy, actually | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 175

Hosted by Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

Let's Talk About Sex! Because We Are Doing It Way Less

Let's Talk About Sex! Because We Are Doing It Way Less

Hosted by The Smerconish Podcast, Grant Bailey

Episode 83: 5 Keys to a Strong, Stable Marriage: With Dr. Brad Wilcox

Episode 83: 5 Keys to a Strong, Stable Marriage: With Dr. Brad Wilcox

Hosted by Marriage IQ, Brad Wilcox

Episode 256: Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox on how statistics show that flourishing families follow the family proclamation

Episode 256: Sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox on how statistics show that flourishing families follow the family proclamation

Hosted by Church News, Brad Wilcox

Extra: The Resurgence of Marriage? Studies Show Divorce Rates Decline

Extra: The Resurgence of Marriage? Studies Show Divorce Rates Decline

Hosted by The Fox News Rundown, Brad Wilcox

Trey Gowdy on Public Safety, Cashless Bail, & His New Book, “The Color of Death”

Trey Gowdy on Public Safety, Cashless Bail, & His New Book, “The Color of Death”

Hosted by The Fox News Rundown, Brad Wilcox

Politics

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January 6, 2026

What Mayor Mamdani Should Learn from Child Care in Canada

by Andrea Mrozek

December 15, 2025

What Hollywood Got Wrong About Fatherhood in 2025

by Joseph Holmes

Most Read on Family Studies

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What’s Killing Marriage—Unmarriageable Men or Liberal Women?

by Maria Baer and Brad Wilcox

The Left’s Family Problem: Marriage and Kids Cratering Among Liberal Young Adults

by Brad Wilcox and Grant Bailey

Explicit Culture

by Ashley McGuire

Beyond Hashtags: What the Anti-Adoption Movement Gets Wrong

by Ryan Hanlon and Leah Sutterlin

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