Marriage and Family

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Marriage, the union between one man and one woman, and family are the building blocks of all human civilization and the primary institutions of civil society.

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Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years

Jan 8, 2026 Over an hour read

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COMMENTARY

Heritage’s “Save the Family” Plan Empowers Women

Mar 9, 2026 2 min read

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Marguerite Bowling

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First Principles

The Higher Purpose of Children in American Society Matthew T. Mehan

Dec 17, 2024 24 min read

Commentary

Here’s How To Actually Reverse the Baby Bust

Dec 9, 2024 1 min read

Legal Memo

Protecting Primary Parental Authority from Institutional Challenges Sarah Parshall Perry

Dec 2, 2024 About an hour read

Backgrounder

Modern Approaches to Relationships Decrease the Likelihood of a Healthy Marriage Rachel Sheffield

Nov 8, 2024 25 min read

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Oct 16

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Protecting Children: Race, Family, and the Border

Commentary

No Substitute for Marriage Emma Waters

Oct 4, 2024 3 min read

Commentary

Pro-Natalism Is Not Enough Emma Waters

Aug 28, 2024 4 min read

Commentary

A Feminine Form of Resistance Emma Waters

Aug 26, 2024 3 min read

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Grace Melton

Senior Policy Analyst, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing

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Delano Squires

Director, Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing

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Jonathan Abbamonte

Policy Analyst, Center for Data Analysis

Roger Severino

Vice President, Economic and Domestic Policy

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Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget

Emma Waters

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Technology and the Human Person

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Jay W. Richards, PhD

Vice President, Social and Domestic Policy, William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow

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