Bringing the Child Tax Credit Back to Life Is Too Costly
Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation reported that a permanent expansion would cost more than $1.4 trillion over a decade.
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The Answer to Population Decline Is More Immigration
Politicians' go-to fixes like child tax credits and federal paid leave are known for creating disincentives to work without much impact on fertility.
Mike Pompeo Says He 'Grew Up Libertarian'
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids, Ages 7 and 9, Walk to Dunkin' Donuts
"I have never felt threatened by a single person in this town until meeting those officers and the social worker."
Actually, the CCP Is the Worst Co-Parent Imaginable
An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.
A Boy Was Taken Into State Custody. 2 Weeks Later, He Was Dead.
"They couldn't keep him alive for two weeks," says the boy's father. "That's absolutely insane."
Top 10 Attacks on Free-Range Parenting in 2022
Overbearing CDC guidance, pointless calls to the police, and more.
In One Arizona County, Child Protective Services Will Eventually Investigate Two-Thirds of Black Children
A staggeringly high number of families are subject to child abuse and neglect investigations in Maricopa County, Arizona.
CPS: Mom Can't Let Her 3 Kids—Ages 6, 8, and 9—Play Outside by Themselves
Pearisburg, Virginia, social services says kids must be watched—at all times—until they turn 13.
Friendsgiving Is Cultural Flourishing, Not Cultural Decay
Found families may ultimately lead to new ones.
The Adoption and Safe Families Act Takes Kids Away From Loving Parents
On its 25th anniversary, the ASFA is in bad need of reform.
What Is a Family? Ask a Zoning Official.
Big cities like New York, Baltimore, and others use strict definitions of family to restrict housing.
Are Men Done? They Are Failing at School, Work, and Life.
Richard V. Reeves documents terrible trends and suggests solutions that don't come at the expense of women.
D.C.'s Preschool Teacher Education Requirement Won't Help Working Families
Even if credentialed teachers help kids learn more, it’s not worth making D.C. day cares prohibitively expensive and pushing experienced teachers out of jobs.
Mitt Romney's Family Plan Isn't Great, but It May Be Better Than the Alternatives
Whether the federal government should be subsidizing families at all is another matter.
The Troubling Meaning of the 'We Will Adopt Your Baby' Meme Wars
The debate isn’t a panorama of the whole American abortion war, but it is a snapshot of a key battle after a surprise victory, and it shows no path to peace.
The End of Roe Is Republicans' Latest Excuse for Growing the Size and Cost of Government
There is demand for child tax credits, paid family leave, and funding for crisis pregnancy centers but the Rubio-Romney plan is not the answer.
Let's Applaud the 10-Year-Old Who Walked to School Every Day for 4 Years
A kid roaming the streets on his own is like an endangered species: once common, now rare, and worth trying to bring back.
De Blasio's New York Shouldn't Treat Unvaccinated Kids as Second-Class Citizens
Requiring kids as young as 5 to either get vaccinated or stay home is not as smart or as necessary as de Blasio claims.
This Thanksgiving, I'm Grateful for America's Generosity and Unprecedented Charitable Giving
The unique civic and economic role of voluntarism and charity has been a core part of American culture for centuries.
A School District Asked To Survey Students About Private Matters. The Uproar Was Inevitable.
Government domination of education has bred distrust and conflict.
3 Myths About American Decline
Politicians and the media are telling bogus stories about falling fertility rates, rising inequality, and lack of economic mobility.
Fix Family Poverty With Free Markets, For Once
The right and the left are ready to send fiscal conservatism off the rails.
Pandemic-Forced Homeschooling Is Winning Converts
Unplanned and maybe even unwanted, coronavirus-fueled experiences with DIY education impress more people than they turn off.
The Truth About the Free Market Family
Maxine Eichner's The Free-Market Family laments the bad public policy that makes it hard for parents to juggle work and child care, but often arrives at the wrong solutions.
Are Car Seat Laws Driving Down America's Birthrate?
While these laws are intended to save children's lives in the event of an accident, Nickerson and Solomon argue that the effect on birthrates is much bigger.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Whether Religious Agencies Can Reject Gay Foster Parents
New Justice Amy Coney Barrett expresses concerns about wider implications of antidiscrimination policies.
Couple Barred from Fostering Their 1-Year-Old Great-Granddaughter Because of They Oppose Homosexuality and Gender Transitioning
The Washington Department of Child, Youth, and Families reached this decision based on the purely hypothetical possibility that maybe the 1-year-old might eventually be attracted to girls, or might want to transition to being a boy; but a federal judge just held in the great-grandparents’ favor.
Once Marginalized, Homeschooling Hits the Mainstream
DIY approaches to education—including homeschooling, learning pods, and microschools—are gaining popularity as public schools fold under pressure.
Another Multiracial Family Falsely Accused of Sex Trafficking While Flying
Plus: Juul targeted for smoking cessation claims, federal budget deficit tops $1 trillion, and more...
'Sex Recession' Skepticism
Plus: school choice in court in Wisconsin and a win against eminent domain in New Jersey
Report from 'Alienated America': Podcast
For his new book, Timothy Carney toured parts of the country that are working and parts that are not. What he found is deeply disturbing.
Cops Say Cindy McCain Didn't Catch Toddler Trafficker at Airport
Plus: Lionel Shriver on cultural erasure and Stormy Daniels on strip-club labor laws
No, Sex Wasn't Better for Women Under Socialism
It's hard to get in the mood when you're sharing a bedroom with your mother-in-law.
In Win For Fathers' Rights, Kentucky Says Judges Must Presume Shared Parenting In Child Custody Battles
The presumption applies even when one or more of the parents is opposed.
Nordic 'Glass Ceiling' Shows How Gender Equity Suffers From Government Overreach
"The rise of the Nordic welfare state has been a double-edged sword" for women's professional progress.
Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates
There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.
Interview: Kennedy
The TV host and one-name celeb talks about cherry vodka, teenage rebellion, Frank Zappa, free-range parenting, and life as Fox's token libertarian.
