Seniors Dominate Homeownership in America’s Prime Cities
"Older Americans own much of the most desirable real estate in the country’s best cities & they are not moving. The 70-to-74 age group has highest homeownership rate in the nation — above 80 percent — and those 75 and older are close behind." @samuelmoyn https://t.co/QK8Pr7vha3
Lawmakers Act to Block AI Personhood Claims
"Legal personhood for AI is not a foregone conclusion. Some legislators have begun developing policy measures intended to preemptively rebut theories of AI personhood." @FamStudies https://t.co/8G0DKn7oJm
Manhood Is Taught, Not Innate
"I read “Manhood in the Making,” a 1991 book by the anthropologist David Gilmore. It changed my mind. Gilmore argues masculinity isn’t something that just happens to boys as they grow up. Cultures had to create manhood — had to...
American Dream Wanes as Homeownership Drops Sharply
Faith in the American Dream has plummeted, partly "because homeownership has declined sharply": ✔️In 1980, 67% of adults owned own homes ✔️In 2025, only 48% owned own homes Part of the problem is rising home prices. Another part is falling marriage...
Marriage Resurgence Ends Decades-Long Rise in Single Motherhood
More evidence in support of my @TheAtlantic argument that--for kids--marriage increasingly grounds family life. IOW, the seemingly relentless rise in single motherhood since the 1960s is over. 👇🏽 https://t.co/gawAcfptrA
35‑Year Builder Never Sells Homes to Singles
This certainly reflects Dean Windham’s experience as an OH builder. In 35 years, he’s sold no SF homes to an unmarried buyer. https://t.co/9ogISUTdzE
Married Americans Own Homes at Triple Unmarried Rate
Latest @WSJ w/ @MariaBaerWrites: "Marriage smooths the path to homeownership - [we see a] monumental gap between married & unmarried Americans: 71% of married adults aged 25 to 54 own their own home today, compared with only 21% of their...
How You Resolve Conflict Predicts Marital Health
"It’s not about the amount of conflict we have in our marriages but rather how we resolve the conflict that is predictive of the health and vitality of the relationship." ~ Dr. Andrea Gurney https://t.co/aj2i397l0j @FamStudies
Lyman Stoneky Exposes Massive Chart Crimes in NYT Upshot
"The @UpshotNYT is wrong" Classic @lymanstoneky documenting massive chart crimes in this NYT piece: https://t.co/oEddTTUaNg
Marriage Shields Young Adults From Recent Happiness Decline
Young adults are experiencing a "happiness crash"—but marriage is a firewall. New @grantjbailey @FamStudies finds no decline in happiness among married young men and women.👇🏽 https://t.co/vXnT8lzIYb
Only Married Stay‑home or Part‑time Moms Exceed Replacement Fertility
"The only American families reproducing well above the replacement rate of 2.1 babies per woman are those with a married mom at home who works either part-time or not at all." @lymanstoneky @MariaBaerWrites @BradWilcoxIFS https://t.co/vsAIE7rBIf
Marriage May Reduce Women's Cancer Risk, Study Finds
CNN: “When it comes to getting cancer, putting a ring on it may offer more protection to women,” said Dr. Brad Wilcox, a professor @UVA who studies marriage. “That’s striking" -- given that many upsides to marriage benefit men more....
Don’t Let Career Sacrifice Love and Family in Your 20s
Don’t make the “Midas Mistake” — prioritizing career over love & family in your 20s: https://t.co/dmKpNv0CXs
Denmark's Father Quota Lowers Parental Leave Satisfaction
Big Push for Gender Equality in Paternal Leave Fails Even in Denmark "After the father quota [allocating 11 weeks of leave specifically to dads & taking it away from moms] was implemented [in Denmark]", @stephmurrayyyy writes, leave satisfaction for both moms...
Trade Workforce Gap: 1.4 Million Jobs Vacant by 2030
"As the # of tradesmen retiring [increases], # of young people entering those occupations [fails] to keep pace. Today, for every 5 tradesmen who leave workforce, only 2 younger workers replace them." Consequently: "nearly 1.4 million trade jobs will be unfilled...