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For a New Thrift:
Confronting the Debt Culture

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The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing: First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and All Fifty States

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Oped End the Welfare Marriage Penalty
by Senator Sam Brownback and David Blankenhorn, The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2008

 

 

Cultural Exchange The Institute and the Sultanate of Oman have launched an intellectual and cultural exchange program. March 9, 2006

Keynote Just War Tradition, Ahkam al-jihad, and Political Decision-Making A talk given at the Omani Training Institute for Diplomats in Muscat, Oman.
by John Kelsay February 16, 2006

Book The Islam/West Debate: Documents from a Global Debate on Terrorism, U.S. Policy, and the Middle East
Edited by David Blankenhorn, Abdou Filali-Ansary, Hassan I. Mneimneh, and Alex Roberts December 6, 2005

Symposium Islam/West Relations
Comments by His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah al Salimi, Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments of the Sultanate of Oman. Jul 11, 2005

Lecture The Clash of Civilizations or Global Civil Society?
by David Blankenhorn, presented at The Grand Mosque Muscat, Oman. March 14, 2005

Letter What We're Fighting For: A Letter from America
60 scholars make the moral case for the war on terrorism. Feb 12, 2002

Correspondence Statements in response to What We're Fighting For from German intellectuals. 2002

Correspondence Statements in reponse to What We're Fighting For from Saudi intellectuals. 2002

Statement Pre-emption, Iraq, and Just War
by David  Blankenhorn, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Francis Fukuyama, William A. Galston, John Kelsay, Robert Putnam, Theda Skocpol, Max L. Stackhouse, and Paul C. Vitz. Nov 14, 2002
 
Symposium Iraq and Just War: A Symposium
A debate on how just war principles apply to Iraq. Oct 1, 2002
 
Press & Follow-up Articles and commentaries written about What We're Fighting For and its two follow-up statements.

 

 

Podcast Elizabeth Marquardt on Matt Cooper's TodayFM, Ireland’s popular national radio show. Jan 31, 2008 (mp3 file, 7 mb)

Commentary Rights of Adults Must Not Trump Needs of Children
Focuses on Vice President Elizabeth Marquardt's recent talk in Ireland on The Revolution in Parenthood. Article by Breda O'Brien, Irish Times. Feb 2, 2008

Commentary When 3 Really Is a Crowd
by Elizabeth Marquardt, The New York Times Jul 16, 2007

The Today Show Choice Moms
David Blankenhorn and Elizabeth Marquardt on the importance of fathers. January 16, 2007

New Report The Revolution in Parenthood: The Emerging Global Clash Between Adult Rights and Children's Needs.
An international appeal from the Commission on Parenthood’s Future. Elizabeth Marquardt, Principal Investigator.
September 25, 2006

Article Answered Prayers
Where Is Technological Reproduction Taking Us?
by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
October 20, 2006

Article In the best interests of the child?
The first generation of sperm-donor babies can now speak for themselves, and what they have to say about biology and family is disconcerting
by Margaret Wente
September 30, 2006

Commentary De Facto Parenthood
The reformers' latest unwholesome innovation in family law.
by Sara Butler Nardo
February 27, 2006

Article Who’s Your Daddy?
by W. Bradford Wilcox, The Weekly Standard, December 12, 2005 issue

Presentation The Rights of Children and the Redefinition of Parenthood by David Blankenhorn, Danish Institute for Human Rights. Jul 11, 2005

 
Commentary “My Daddy’s Name Is Donor”
by Elizabeth Marquardt from the Chicago Tribune. May 15, 2005

 

 

 

Video David Blankenhorn on the future of marriage
Dartmouth College Mar 30, 2008

News The Future of Marriage
Read articles, reviews and interviews on The Future of Marriage by David Blankenhorn. Ongoing

New Book THE FUTURE OF MARRIAGE
by Institute president David Blankenhorn. Published by Encounter Books Mar 2007

Podcast The Changing Family
Joan Brown Campbell, Director of Religion, The Chautauqua Institution, interviews David Blankenhorn and Chief Justice Leah Sears. Summer 2007

New Report Marriage and the Law: A Statement of Principles.
A Call from Family and Legal Scholars
. September 14, 2006

Book Reconceiving the Family: Critique on the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
Edited by Robin Fretwell Wilson. July 2006

Website Center for Marriage and Families
Institute launches new website dedicated to disseminating issue briefs, fact sheets and other materials related to marriage, families, and children. February 28, 2006

Research Brief Family Structure and Children's Educational Outcomes
January 11, 2006

Study The Shift: Scholarly Views of Family Structure Effects on Children, 1977-2002
by Norval Glenn and Thomas Sylvester March 30, 2006

Study The Denial: Downplaying the Consequences of Family Structure for Children
by Norval Glenn and Thomas Sylvester March 30, 2006

Research The Happiest Wives
Research by Brad Wilcox on what makes women happy in marriage. February 28, 2006

Report Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition: Twenty-Six Conclusions from the Social Sciences
A Report from Family Scholars October 24, 2005

Report The Consequences of Marriage for African Americans: A Comprehensive Literature Review
By Lorraine Blackman, Obie Clayton, Norval Glenn, Linda Malone-Colon, and Alex Roberts October 24, 2005

Conversation Is Gay Marriage a Good Idea?
David Blankenhorn and Andrew Sullivan. (Real Media File) October 18, 2005

Report “The Future of Family Law: Law and the Marriage Crisis in North America” by Dan Cere, Principal Investigator. June 2, 2005

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New DVD Between Two Worlds: The Spiritual Lives of Children of Divorce Jan 2008

Op-Ed The New Alone
by Elizabeth Marquardt, The Washington Post. January 27, 2008

New Trade Paperback Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce
by Elizabeth Marquardt. Trade paperback from Three Rivers Press. September 2006

Presentation Elizabeth Marquardt presents her book, Between Two Worlds, at the Institute's Annual Symposium. Introduction by Judith Wallerstein. (Real Media File) October 18, 2005

Commentary The Bad Divorce
A review of Constance Ahrons' We're Still Family by Elizabeth Marquardt. Jan 31, 2005

Bibliography An Annotated Bibliography of Books on Children of Divorce
by Elizabeth Marquardt. Nov 24, 2003

Commentary Does Moving After Divorce Damage Kids?
by Norval Glenn and David Blankenhorn. Sept 11, 2003

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Report The Motherhood Study: Fresh Insights on Mothers' Attitudes and Concerns
by Martha Farrell Erickson and Enola G. Aird. May 2, 2005

In the News Parental guidance: To help women with the challenges of modern motherhood, Enola Aird became a leader in a growing nationwide movement
From The Boston Globe. Jul 8, 2004

Statement A Word from the Sponsors: Industry Leaders Respond to Mothers’ Questions about Self-Regulation and Advertising to Children.
A Mother’s Day Report from the Mothers’ Council. May 4, 2004.

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Keynote “Called to be Fathers”
by David Blankenhorn, Men’s Conference, Archdiocese of  Detroit. (Real Audio needed.) Jul 11, 2005

Book Does Christianity Teach Male Headship?
The Equal-Regard Marriage and Its Critics. Feb 2004.

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New DVD Hardwired to Connect
Free of charge while supplies last. Aug 20, 2007

Op-ed Forget Easy Money. Try Saving a Few Bucks.
by Ray Boshara and Philip Longman, The Washington Post Oct 7, 2007

Commentary “American Apostle of Thrift”
How should we celebrate the 300th birthday of Benjamin Franklin?
by David Blankenhorn
January 17, 2006

Lecture  Individualism and Connectedness in American Society
by David Blankenhorn, North American Society of Adlerian Psychology Jul 11, 2005

Survey How is the Institute's report “Hardwired to Connect” being used? Results from a survey of “Hardwired” purchasers. April 12, 2005

Keynote Hardwired to Connect
Presentation by Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox at The Children's Guild (Baltimore, MD). Sept 27, 2004

Report Hardwired to Connect: The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities
by the Commission on Children at Risk. Sept 9, 2003

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Keynote Adulthood and Its Discontents
by David Gutmann. Nov 2, 2001

Working Paper Who Are We?
by Jean Bethke Elshtain. June 2001

 

 

 

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The Revolution in Parenthood: The Emerging Global Clash Between Adult Rights and Children's Needs
 
Marriage and the Law: A Statement of Principles
 

Reconceiving the Family:
Critique on the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution
 
 

 

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Why Marriage Matters, Second Edition

Second Edition! Why Marriage Matters: Twenty-Six Conclusions from the Social Sciences

 

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Black Fathers in Contemporary American Society

 

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