Family Fact of the Week: Americans Take to the Polls on Marriage and Life
Whatever the outcome of today’s elections, Americans can be sure of nonstop electoral analysis and number crunching from pundits and pollsters for at least the… Read More
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WATCH: Lunch with Heritage Google Hangout on the “War on Women”
Our weekly “Lunch with Heritage” chats have grown over the past two years into a vibrant discussion of policy issues. Today we’re introducing a new… Read More
How to Cure Poverty in America (VIDEO)
Just last month, the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that the poverty rate has not changed significantly since the previous year: 46.2 million, or roughly 15… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week for Hurricane Sandy: Religion Promotes Volunteering, Charitable Giving
Hurricane Sandy dealt widespread destruction to multiple cities across the East Coast this week. The storm—cited as the largest in generations—took numerous lives and left… Read More
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A New Anti-Poverty Agenda: Better Future for At-Risk Youths
A key component to effectively address poverty is recognizing and reducing barriers to the work of neighborhood organizations that are the lifeblood of our nation’s… Read More
CHART: Paul Ryan Lays Out a Vision for Reforming Welfare, Fighting Poverty
In his speech today at Cleveland State University, Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) laid out a vision for reforming the nation’s approach to poverty. “With few… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Fathers’ Involvement Helps Teens Delay Sexual Activity
A new study published in the journal Pediatrics adds to a body of research showing the importance of fathers in protecting children against negative outcomes,… Read More
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Guest Post: State Legislators Unite to Defend American Religious Freedom
Last Tuesday, a bipartisan group of more than 120 legislators in nine states announced the formation of the nation’s first state religious freedom caucuses. The… Read More
Must-Read Research: Obama Gutting Welfare Reform, Setting Spending Records
Welfare spending is at a staggering, all-time high. A new government report confirms that the U.S. now spends roughly $1 trillion a year on what… Read More
Is Marriage the Key to Prosperity?
What’s the number one antidote to child poverty in America? Marriage. The truth is that children born to married-parent families are 82 percent less likely… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Why Values Matter
A recent Gallup poll found that, for the first time, a majority of Americans think that the government should not promote traditional values. This opinion… Read More
Morning Bell: Welfare Spending Shattering All-Time Highs
It’s been a pretty big year for welfare—and a new report shows welfare is bigger than ever. The Obama Administration turned a giant spotlight on… Read More
Summer of Intolerance Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Bleeds into Fall
Gallaudet University put its chief diversity officer, Angela McCaskill, on paid leave last week for the offense of joining 200,000 other Marylanders in signing a… Read More
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Family Fact of the Week: Religious Practice Still Alive and Well in U.S.
A new report by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life shows an increase in religiously unaffiliated Americans. The survey shows that almost 20 percent… Read More
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Religious Freedom Restrictions on the Rise—Even in the U.S.
The Pew Forum recently released a noteworthy report demonstrating that religious restrictions worldwide are on the rise. Pew found that between mid-2009 and mid-2010, religious… Read More
What Malala’s Story Tells Americans
Malala Yousafzai was 11 years old when she inadvertently became the voice for millions of Muslim girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan who want to attend… Read More
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Religious Liberty of Illinois Pharmacists Vindicated
Illinois bureaucrats’ senseless, now seven-year-long crusade to crush the faith-based conscience rights of two pharmacists hit another snag recently when a state appellate court ruled… Read More
Fact Checking the Fact Checkers on Welfare Reform (VIDEO)
On July 12, the Obama Administration released a policy directive from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declaring that it would no longer… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama Doesn’t Just Gut Welfare Reform, He Turns It Upside Down
The controversy over the Obama Administration’s gutting of welfare reform continues to grow. Two new government reports show the move’s illegality and effects on taxpayers…. Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Marriage Is the Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty
New research shows that marriage is the nation’s best antidote to child poverty. This holds true in every state across the country. On Wednesday, The… Read More
Morning Bell: Clinton Is Wrong on Welfare Reform
Last night, in his nationally televised speech, former President Bill Clinton said the charge that President Obama has gutted welfare reform was “a real doozy.”… Read More
Marriage: The Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty
The collapse of marriage, along with a dramatic rise in births to single women, is the most important cause of childhood poverty—but government policy doesn’t… Read More
Case Closed at UT Austin: Regnerus Exonerated
In a victory for academic freedom, the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday made clear that sociologist Mark Regnerus’s study of adults whose parents… Read More
The Silent Genocide You Aren’t Hearing About
“It’s a girl!” Usually, this phrase is heard as a declaration of joy—but in some parts of the world, it can be a literal… Read More
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15 States File Brief in Support of DOMA
Fifteen states have filed an amicus brief in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), urging the Supreme Court to review an appellate… Read More
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Religious Freedom Means “Sticking up for All Believers”
The crowd erupted into disarmed laughter when Kevin J. “Seamus” Hasson got to the point. “I have to say when it comes to religious freedom… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Parents, Pop Culture, and Early Teen Sex
Parents instinctively know that the over-sexualized culture promoted by Hollywood is not healthy for their teens. A recent study in the academic journal Psychological Science… Read More
With Marriage on Ballot in Four States This Fall, Prop 8 Supporters Seek Supreme Court Review
Earlier this week, supporters of Proposition 8, the 2008 California marriage amendment, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the freedom of California voters to… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: One in Four Babies Born to Cohabiting Women
The percentage of babies born to cohabiting women has jumped substantially in the last 10 years, according to new data from the National Center for… Read More
The Future of Marriage: Who Decides?
“Who gets to make the decision about restructuring and redefining the basic cell of the civil order?” asked University of St. Thomas law professor… Read More
