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The Babies We're Not Having
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (346+ words) Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Technology and the Human Person The most striking data point isn't the overall birth rate. It's this: for the first time, nearly half of all 30-year-old American women are childless. The reality is that the…...
They Were Supposed To Leave the Church. Instead, Gen Z Is Packing It
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (639+ words) Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow Evidence is growing that young people, especially young men, are coming home to God, especially the Roman Catholic faith. Young men and women are looking at life around them and'are'seeking Plato's'inseparable fundamentals of…...
Net-Zero Children: Climate Anxiety Needlessly Fuels a Fertility Crisis
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (593+ words) Former Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment Among U. S. adults under 50 who say they're unlikely to ever have children, roughly one in four cite environmental concerns. Young Americans deciding whether to have children deserve an accurate picture of the world…...
The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Education
3+ week, 1+ day ago (822+ words) Authors: Annie Chestnut Tutor and Jonathan Butcher The U. S. Department of Education is seeking to expand "offerings of AI and computer science education in K12 education." The White House has called on Congress to "protect children," and "empower parents" to manage their…...
Heritage's "Save the Family" Plan Empowers Women
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (549+ words) Reams of empirical data prove that marriage is one of the surest paths out of poverty and government dependence. The Heritage report encourages policies that allow women more flexibility in their work. As a mother of a young girl, I…...
Protect Kids Colorado Submits Massive Signature Haul for 2026 Ballot Measures
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (321+ words) Research Fellow, Center for Education Policy In a significant milestone for child protection advocates, Protect Kids Colorado has delivered an impressive collection of signatures to qualify three key ballot initiatives for the 2026 election. This volunteer-driven campaign, powered by thousands of…...
The Conservative Case for More Pro-Marriage Democrats
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (403+ words) Director, Richard and Helen De Vos Center for Human Flourishing As both candidate and president, President Obama regularly drew a connection between family structure and social outcomes. But hostility to marriage and family structure'as policy matters'is bad for everyone, especially…...
Switched at implantation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (234+ words) Policy Analyst, Center for Technology and the Human Person At birth, the Caucasian couple welcomed a little girl with distinctly non-Caucasian features. Genetic testing confirmed this child was not biologically their own. Unlike in adoption, foster care, or divorce settlements,…...
Policy Answers to Bullying in Public Schools
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (204+ words) Every parent wants their child to be safe at school. For Commissioner of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Stephen Gilchrist and his family, that hope was shattered when his son experienced a bullying incident that threatened his civil rights. Join…...
Porn Is Poisoning Our Culture
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (408+ words) Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies Any solution to our culture's relationship woes must address these problems'and their source. Everyone born since the year 2000 has lived with unregulated Internet pornography. Among children, recent litigation demonstrates that widespread pornography leads…...