Two Parent Privilege News Today

Is there a connection between unmarried parenthood and poverty? Do children do better in a two-parent home? Future of Families study. Read more

Married couples get hundreds of legal and economic privileges single people don’t. If that feels unfair, it’s because it is.

Marriage is not the zero-sum game feminists makes it out to be and is instead a mutually beneficial relationship for both sexes.

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Marriage on its own won’t do away with child poverty, and in fact it can create even more instability for low-income families.

Advocating for marriage or even stable, two-parent families is seen as mean-spirited, judgmental and meddlesome, but ignoring the evidence helps no-one

Brad Wilcox, the author of the new book “Get Married,” notes how children who are raised by two married parents have an advantage over those who are not.

A healthy marriage and good family environment are reliable pathways to a meaningful and happy life. Marriage brings meaning, companionship, resources and satisfaction. Research shows marriage brings happiness.

Asked five reasons why people should marry, sociologist Brad Wilcox emails this list: More sex. Less loneliness. More meaning. Better-adjusted kids. And a lot more happiness.

On behalf of the silent majority of Americans, I’m urging Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, and the team owners to reformat the pre-game activities for the performance of only one anthem at this year’s Super Bowl—  the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," and forego performing the “Black National Anthem,"  "Lift Every Voice and Sing."