Marriage and Family

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Marriage, the union between one man and one woman, and family are the building blocks of all human civilization and the primary institutions of civil society.

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Fact-Checking 7 Claims by Defenders of Democrats’ Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Nov 21, 2022 9 min read

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Roger Severino

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EXPLAINER

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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Let States, Not Courts, Decide Marriage Policy Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Sep 30, 2014 4 min read

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The War on Poverty: 50 years of failure Robert Rector

Sep 23, 2014 2 min read

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Miscounting Poverty Again: The War On Poverty After Fifty Years Robert Rector

Sep 18, 2014 4 min read

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How a couple's decision to wed shaped the life of a baseball MVP Robert B. Bluey

Sep 17, 2014 3 min read

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Marriage policy should be worked out in states Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D.

Aug 21, 2014 2 min read

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A National GPS Device Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Aug 6, 2014 2 min read

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America, though challenged, still the land of opportunity Jim DeMint

Jul 28, 2014 2 min read

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What It Takes to Have a Culture of Opportunity Jennifer A. Marshall

Jul 28, 2014 2 min read

Experts on Marriage and Family

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Grace Melton

Senior Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

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Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Emma Waters

Senior Research Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

@emlwaters

Marriage and Family