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June 03, 2026

Europe’s Bureaucratization of Parenting 

In 2021, Spain became the first country in the European Union to impose fully equal and mandatory parental leave: six compulsory weeks for each parent, nontransferable immediately after birth. The policy has since been held up as a model of equality and is now being studied as a template across Europe. Continue Reading...
February 14, 2025

The Crisis and Promise of Fatherhood

Few societal institutions are as vital yet as overlooked as fatherhood. The moral, economic, and spiritual implications of engaged fatherhood are profound, yet modern policy, legal structures, and cultural narratives often fail to recognize its essential role in human flourishing. Continue Reading...
August 11, 2023

The Gen Z Marriage Paradox

Marriage—an institution as old as time—is increasingly under threat. The marriage rate has fallen 60% since 1970, and the number of children living in working-class, married-parent families fell from 85% to 55% in the same time frame. Continue Reading...
February 04, 2022

Saving men requires the leadership of laymen

Progressives are finally waking up to the reality that men and boys are struggling in America. On January 27, Andrew Yang posted a Twitter thread observing that “there’s a crisis among American boys and men that is too often ignored and is definitely going unaddressed.” Continue Reading...
September 07, 2021

No, Tucker Carlson: The U.S. is not, will not, and never should be like Hungary

Last month, Tucker Carlson replaced Rod Dreher as the latest conservative to take a pilgrimage to Hungary. Carlson praised Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s pro-family policies, stricter immigration policies, and resistance to progressive views on gender, saying: “If you care about Western civilization and democracy and families and the ferocious assault on all three of those things by the leaders of our global institutions, you should know what is happening here right now.” Continue Reading...