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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Why the Declining Marriage Rate Affects Everyone

Jun 24, 2019 2 min read

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How Congress Can Protect the Rights of Parents to Raise Their Children Denis P. Doyle

Jul 23, 1996 1 min read

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How to Improve the Quality of Children's Television Adam D. Thierer

May 20, 1996 3 min read

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Promoting Adoption Reform: Congress Can Give Children AnotherChance Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.

May 6, 1996 About an hour read

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Policy Review #76 - March & April 1996 Bryan T. Johnson

Apr 1, 1996 1 min read

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ED022296b: Welfare Reform and the Death of Marriage Robert Rector

Feb 22, 1996 3 min read

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Balanced Budget Talking Points #4: The $500-Per-Child Tax Credit Means One Mo... Scott Hodge

Dec 4, 1995 21 min read

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Homer, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy: What Literature Teaches About theCollapse an... David Patterson

Oct 19, 1995 30 min read

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Whistling In The Dark Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Sep 28, 1995 2 min read

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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

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Marriage and Family