The Kanye-Trump Bromance Highlights Our Culture’s Yearning For Fathers
‘The campaign ‘I’m with her’ just didn’t make me feel, as a guy, that didn’t get to see my dad all the time — like a guy that could play catch with his son.’
What Wildfires Can Teach Us About How To Fight Cultural Contagions
As we consider the cost of wildfires on our public lands, we should notice the parallels to the wildfires in our culture.
Left Screams About Children at Border But Fuels Policies That Separate Families
Many of those loudly championing children at the border take an incompatible position on children separated from their parents in other circumstances.
What ‘Jurassic World’ Teaches Us About The Dangers Of Ignoring Nature
These works of fiction show that science in and of itself cannot answer questions of purpose, and science applied without purpose can be destructive.
Fathers Deserve More Than Stuff For Father’s Day. They Deserve Respect
Something is wrong when the obligations of Father’s Day are nothing more than a 30-minute phone call and shipping your dad something Amazon’s website said were ‘Dad’s Favorites.’
How My Parents’ Divorce Ruined Our Holidays And Family Life Forever
In the decades since my parents’ divorce and through the years of my marriage, I have learned no-fault divorce is one of the biggest lies of our culture.
Why America Needs More Fathers Like The Clueless Ted Wheeler In ‘Stranger Things’
Ted Wheeler may not look so bad to those whose fathers were abusive or absent (or both). Indeed, despite his flaws, he’s not even close to being the worst father in ‘Stranger Things.’
Why America Will Not Solve Its Existential Crisis Without A Rebirth Of Faith
A genuine cure must include cultural revival in which religious communities come alongside individuals and families to reweave the frayed ends of broken relationships.
The Research Proves The No. 1 Social Justice Imperative Is Marriage
For the last 20 years, marital status has increasingly become the central factor in whether our neighbors rise above, remain, or descend into poverty. The research is astounding.
Has Promoting Mother Absence Spawned Campus Crybabies?
Let’s take a look at some evidence for Mary Eberstadt’s charge that increasingly anxious and rootless young Americans have been cheated by their own families and society of their sense of identity.
How Segregating Kids By Age Led To Youth Culture And Fueled Family Disintegration
We cannot undo the abuses of capitalism or the sexual revolution without facing how much of the chaos stems from the decision to isolate children by age, to be cared for by strangers.
7 Insights From J.D. Vance And Co. About The Forces Ripping American Families Apart
With an auditorium packed to hear best-selling ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author J.D. Vance, Heritage Foundation scholars unveiled the 2017 Index of Culture and Opportunity.
Ben Sasse Almost Pierces Our Helicopter Parents Problem: Child Neglect
We over-parent our children in scheduling because we under-parent our children in sitting and talking. They’re still present in the house at 30 because they weren’t fully in our presence at 10.
Everyone Should Consider How To Support Moms Like Professor Who Offered To Hold Baby In Class
Professor Sally Hunter told single mother Morgan King she doesn’t need to miss class again if she can’t find childcare. Just bring the baby to class.
In Remembrance Of Peter Javsicas, A Man Who Helped Save Me
On June 13, Philadelphia public transit advocate Peter Javsicas was killed when a car in the Center City neighborhood jumped a curb and struck him.
This Doctoral Student Identifies As A Hippopotamus ‘Tranimal,’ Says It Makes Him Feel ‘Sexy’
The key aspects of culture that help us define our origin, purpose, and identity are lost. As a result, so are we.
The Surprising Link Between Broken Families And America’s Opioid Crisis
Harm-reduction and law enforcement are a losing battle because our society’s saturation with opioids inadvertently unmasked a dormant, lingering pain: the breakup of American families.
Report: Global Spike In Cohabitation Is Destabilizing Children’s Lives
This study firmly shows that across the world marriage confers the best chances for stability for children. Yet adults are increasingly choosing not to provide their kids that optimal environment.
Economist: Public School Should Start At Birth Because So Many Families Are A Mess
Most programs for small children are targeted at those age four and older, which is too late to affect crucial language development, James Heckman says.
Here’s Why It Can Never Really Be Christmas Without Children
Roger Scruton calls our gratitude for the gift of being the ‘fundamental religious truth.’ Children bring this gratitude into our lives in a singular way.
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