Policy
Family
The foundation of a successful society lies within the institution of the family. We have an obligation to protect the integrity and autonomy of the family, with parents being the rightful leaders of the institution. By implementing sound, principled family policy, we protect every facet of our American way of life. With united families, we put our next generation in the best position to succeed by ensuring that they have the support and liberty to achieve the American dream.
A nation cannot stand without a unified people. That is why protecting the institution of the family is of utmost importance. As the individuals who know their children best, parents should know that the law serves to defend and protect their right to lead their family independent of undue government influence.
Family
The foundation of a successful society lies within the institution of the family. We have an obligation to protect the integrity and autonomy of the family, with parents being the rightful leaders of the institution. By implementing sound, principled family policy, we protect every facet of our American way of life. With united families, we put our next generation in the best position to succeed by ensuring that they have the support and liberty to achieve the American dream.
A nation cannot stand without a unified people. That is why protecting the institution of the family is of utmost importance. As the individuals who know their children best, parents should know that the law serves to defend and protect their right to lead their family independent of undue government influence.
Published Research
Conversations
Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese
Our future depends on the families we build today
Is having a family even doable these days?
What policymakers can do to support families
Should families serve the economy… or the other way around?
Why starting a family can feel out of reach
What’s putting pressure on families today?
Is family life still doable today? | Francesco Di Lillo
Is faith the missing link in America’s family crisis?
Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese
Our future depends on the families we build today
Is having a family even doable these days?
Insights & Takeaways
InsightsApp stores are not like bookstores: Courts need to provide clarity on laws to help parents
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering an important case challenging a Texas law that requires app stores to ensure minors have parental consent before entering app contracts. The law’s supporters argue it only regulates how minors can enter...
InsightsProtecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
While there are ominous developments in family policy, there are some legal developments that can provide some hope. The U.S. Supreme Court’s robust protection of religious freedom and parental authority is the source of this hope. These two institutions work...
Insights“Here’s Where Heaven Starts”: A Father, a Song, and a Moral Inheritance
In an age of distracted parenting and thinning moral language, the home remains one of the few places where children still learn what to reach for and what to refuse. In a culture that prizes output over formation and performance over presence, fatherhood insists...
CommentaryGeographic mobility: Its promises and discontents
Originally published in American Habits. Americans are a remarkably mobile collection of people. You might argue it’s in our DNA. By the time of our nation’s founding, the Western Hemisphere had already been swarmed by restless settlers who left their more...
InsightsUtah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform
Utah lawmakers are advancing reforms, including H.J.R. 18 and H.B. 210, to remove marriage penalties in both federal and state tax policy, ensuring public policy no longer discourages marriage. H.B. 290 would expand Utah’s Child Tax Credit, providing meaningful,...
InsightsThe love that lets us share a name
In an age of loneliness, declining trust, and institutional erosion, the family remains one of the last places where Americans are still formed in the habits of commitment. In a world that increasingly reduces everything to transaction or performance, faith insists...
InsightsApp stores are not like bookstores: Courts need to provide clarity on laws to help parents
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is considering an important case challenging a Texas law that requires app stores to ensure minors have parental consent before entering app contracts. The law’s supporters argue it only regulates how minors can enter...
InsightsProtecting Essential Institutions: Why Religious Freedom and Parental Rights Matter
While there are ominous developments in family policy, there are some legal developments that can provide some hope. The U.S. Supreme Court’s robust protection of religious freedom and parental authority is the source of this hope. These two institutions work...
Insights“Here’s Where Heaven Starts”: A Father, a Song, and a Moral Inheritance
In an age of distracted parenting and thinning moral language, the home remains one of the few places where children still learn what to reach for and what to refuse. In a culture that prizes output over formation and performance over presence, fatherhood insists...