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Last month, local media hailed what observers saw as a historic compact between the state of North Dakota and four of the Indian tribes that live within its borders. The agreement allows tribes to license foster homes not only on the reservations...

By now most readers are aware that U.S. birth rates have fallen to all-time lows. Early data for 2019 suggest that this slide is likely to continue. Those interested in demography more generally may also be aware that birth rates are falling in...

The old joke starts with “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” and ends with the sage words, “Practice, practice, practice.” It is advice that appears to apply to people who want to engage in—or prevent—marital infidelity. People who are...

Being mistreated by the person you love—especially when physical abuse is involved—is one of the most frightening and traumatic experiences a woman can face, and it is hard to know what to do when it happens. A woman who is a victim of violence...

They are the group most worried about American families, but when it comes to their own families, conservatives have an edge over others. More than half of conservatives say they are completely satisfied with their family life, compared with about 4...

Whenever I am booked for a speaking engagement to a group of women, I generally arrive a good half-hour early to watch the women walk in, grab a cup of coffee, and meander to a seat.  They mingle, a luxury I allow them, careful not to impose on the...

Yesterday in this space, I discussed the growing trend of family breakdown in America, the harm that family breakdown causes—especially to children—and the fact that family breakdown is concentrated among America’s poor and working class. I...

Too many American children experience the hurt from broken bonds at an early age. About 35% of American adolescents live without one of their parents, and around 40% of American children are born outside of marriage. Although these kids’ parents are...

The extra chromosome was intricately wound through my son’s body more than a trillion times, as though it was not there by accident but placed there intentionally. Andrew is one-years-old today and has Down syndrome. Over the past 12 months, I have...

Family structure in America is sharply divided by class and race. While 84% of children whose mothers have a bachelor’s degree or higher-level education live with married parents, only 58% of children whose mothers have a high school degree or less...

In 2016, Natalie Natividad was an 8th grader at Hebbronville Middle in South Texas. After repeated bullying over the course of a year, she tragically took her own life. This was especially impactful to the local community as they were just...

Marriages in Israel are facing new challenges, with potentially devastating impacts throughout society. These challenges affect couples and their children, and they also create demand for social services that impact local and state governments. 

Most of the anger people experience within marriage is aroused not by real injustices but by minor stresses and mishaps. When anger develops from something of this sort, there are three basic options for dealing with this complex and powerful...

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a major part of America's work-focused safety net. At the end of each tax year, parents who work but have low incomes can receive up to $6,557 (as of 2019). Conservatives like it because it rewards work;...

It’s the second week of school (here in New York) and the dreaded reading log has come home. In principle, we should not be having arguments about the reading log. Over the summer, my second grader read plenty—no one assigned her to read and no one...