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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COMMENTARY

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

Nov 21, 2022 9 min read

Author

Roger Severino

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EXPLAINER

Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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Commentary

Conservatives Shouldn’t Let the “Masculine Critique” Go Unchallenged Delano Squires

May 26, 2023 4 min read

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The Role of Technology in Family Formation Brenda Hafera

May 25, 2023 7 min read

Event

May 24

9:30am - 12:00pm

End of the Line or a New Birth? The Future of Marriage and Family in the West

Washington, DC

Commentary

Foreign Surrogacy: Should We Allow Outsourcing of Labor? Simon Hankinson

Apr 11, 2023 3 min read

Commentary

Our Lost Boys Brenda Hafera

Apr 5, 2023 9 min read

Commentary

Another Left-Wing Smear Campaign Tyler O’Neil

Mar 7, 2023 5 min read

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Red States Should Lead Way in Reforming Anti-Marriage Welfare Policies

Feb 15, 2023 3 min read

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Biden Was Right: Children Aren’t “Baggage.” He Should Tell That to Advocates ... Emma Waters

Feb 9, 2023 4 min read

Experts on Marriage and Family

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Grace Melton

Senior Associate, Richard and Helen DeVos Center

@GVSMelton

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