http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/family-and-marriage.xmlFamily and Marriage - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {2CAC00A2-AAA8-4FBF-8B7B-EF10F51D6A9B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/05/seeking-the-welfare-of-the-cityRyan Messmore, D.Phil.Conservatives are often portrayed as selfish scrooges who only care about their own bottom lines. But when it comes to truly meeting people’s needs, they’re the leaders of the pack. Tue, 01 May 2012 01:00:00 -0400{EE31FF58-59E5-4A95-8BDB-5F5FD1C9A803}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/04/homemakers-in-an-age-of-feminist-mystiqueJennifer MarshallDemocratic strategist Hilary Rosen hit close to many American homes with her comment that Ann Romney, stay-at-home mother of five boys, "had never worked a day in her life."Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0400{7D6A0CE2-4629-4B1F-ABF5-4E51970105D2}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/04/earthly-sports-and-eternal-truths-at-easterJennifer MarshallThis year, March Madness ran right up to Holy Week in the Christian calendar. Millions of Americans who began the week watching NCAA basketball finals would head to church at the weekend to commemorate Good Friday and Easter.Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0400{26DBC233-2B22-4412-A40F-DD66984FB3A1}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/03/the-violence-against-women-act-reauthorization-fundamentally-flawedDavid Muhlhausen, Ph.D., Christina VillegasSimply expanding the VAWA framework with extensive new provisions and programs that have been inadequately assessed is sure to facilitate waste, fraud, and abuse and will not better protect women or victims of violence generally.Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:22:00 -0400{DD4C0216-B117-4981-B59E-9F8E3A43AB3E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/02/unwed-childbearing-is-the-new-normal-depends-on-where-you-standJennifer MarshallUnwed childbearing is the “new normal” for women under 30, reports the New York Times. A study from the research organization Child Trends reveals that 53 percent of births to women in this age group now occur outside marriage.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{9D09C880-D05C-40FA-AEF9-99612D8DC153}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/womens-health-warriors-pick-wrong-fightJennifer MarshallPolitics should never come between a woman and her health care,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., declared on the Senate floor one recent afternoon. Senate colleagues as well as media pundits joined the chorus defending “women’s health” from being “politicized.”Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{6BAEBEB0-1223-49AB-B107-47B31C441477}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/02/nothing-but-squid-ink-rules-unchanged-on-anticonscience-mandateJennifer Marshall, Edmund HaislmaierProponents of Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate on preventive care kept telling critics to wait and see what the final rules held. As of Friday afternoon, we now know. It wasn’t worth the wait. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500{D901114B-639B-4DA1-B0DE-F9AF83B0ABA7}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/why-do-feminists-ignore-gendercideJennifer Marshall, Sarah TorreYou’d notice if 160 million women were missing from the U.S. population. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{5719BF8E-DA8F-47CB-A3B8-1F4F83D61DDF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2012/01/politics-at-the-dinner-tableJennifer MarshallThe race is on. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{C4C4A20E-7D1E-4DBE-914C-B662FE5F12C0}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/poor-or-not-marriage-makes-the-differenceRobert Rector, Rachel SheffieldPoverty and inequality in America are hot topics these days, and not just among the Occupy Wall Street crowd. Yet amid all the chatter, hardly anyone talks about the greatest driver of poverty: the rapidly rising number of babies born to unmarried mothers.Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{7781BB97-1515-4499-9684-9066CD48ADC6}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/12/why-tim-tebow-keeps-smilingJennifer MarshallWhen Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to save her own life, the doctor referred to him as a "mass of fetal tissue."Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{A0B5163F-6786-4AFF-BD82-BDA06A5C005B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/make-adoption-a-likely-optionJennifer MarshallAdoption advocates hope to recruit enough parents to take in the 107,000 children in America’s foster care system who are waiting for permanent families. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{082DFE88-DDBF-48C0-817A-46B77981BE8F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/single-hope-worth-trying-to-get-married-after-30Jennifer MarshallKate Bolick has set the chattering class — not to mention the bar scene — abuzz with her cover story for The Atlantic, “All the Single Ladies.” Because she passed up marriage in her late 20s and has concluded that at 39 the possibility has passed her by completely, she declares the end of marriage as her generation’s contribution to history. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{B0447D4C-EBBB-4CFB-BA78-0531F6472F93}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/making-adoption-a-likely-optionJennifer MarshallAdoption advocates hope to recruit enough parents to take in the 107,000 children in America’s foster care system who are waiting for permanent families. And it’s not just because November is National Adoption Month. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{F99C1A8A-2B53-43CC-9984-450D46553CCE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/11/the-thinker-staying-singleJennifer MarshallAlongside The Atlantic magazine’s November cover story, “All the Single Ladies,” runs a photograph of its 39-year-old author. In a fawn-colored silk dress and up-do, Kate Bolick contemplatively sips champagne as a bridal bouquet flies over her head.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0400{4FC33C7F-8B21-4003-AA0F-88BFD6D389C1}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/10/single-ladies-not-giving-up-on-marriageJennifer MarshallAlongside The Atlantic magazine’s November cover story, “All the Single Ladies,” runs a photograph of its 39-year-old author. In a fawn-colored silk dress and up-do, Kate Bolick contemplatively sips champagne as a bridal bouquet flies over her head. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400{9D8E9EBB-2330-41D6-997D-33288263CEEC}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/10/it-takes-a-mayorJennifer Marshall“Many saw me as an unlikely urban champion,” admits Rick Baker, who served two terms as mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida’s fourth-largest city, and was named Governing magazine’s top mayor in 2008. Mayor Baker isn’t just being humble. He’s a social and economic conservative. Conservatives generally aren’t known for leading with an antipoverty, urban renewal agenda. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:00:00 -0400{F88B0E7A-D6DB-47C9-86DC-8FFB9B6EC12D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/09/from-britain-to-us-frank-talk-needed-on-absent-fathersJennifer MarshallBritain is soul-searching after raging youth mobs, some among them not yet teens, left five people dead and property damages estimated at $325 million in five nights of anarchy.Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0400{454DAD56-4C74-4E79-8859-82E5F9070663}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/commentary/2011/09/josephs-are-poised-to-restore-americaJennifer MarshallConvicts, gang bangers, addicts and dropouts from across the country descended on Denver the other day.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:00:00 -0400{2A9C2DEB-86F3-4F81-B2A5-0CDADE34BE79}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/08/istook842-marriage-and-childrenErnest IstookIstookTue, 23 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0400