Marriage Research

Journalistic Malpractice in "Marriage Is Dead" Report
January 18, 2007
Michael Medved dissects the New York Times article "Marriage Is Dead" which claimed that married couples were now the minority. Medved reveals the misleading numbers and distortions used in the report and sites the correct information.

Marriage Is The Missing Message
November 2006
New data reveals that teen birth rates have fallen, yet out-of-wedlock births to people in their twenties has escalated. Read what Scott Phelps has to say about the importance of teaching marriage in an abstinence program.

Marriage Is For White People
March 2006
Joy Jones, an African-American woman, writes this article in response to what she learned from a class of 12 year olds and her own personal story, including the statistical trends of marriage among different races.

Marriage Is The Great Equalizer For Blacks
Roland Warren discusses the myth that marriage has never been central to the African-American heritage and the possible effects of it holding back blacks in their pursuits of social, economic, and educational process.

A Case For Strengthening Marriage
October 30, 2006
Leah Ward Sears, Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, analyzes new data revealing less than half of U.S. households are headed by married couples. Should law and society seek ways to support marriage?

Dan Quayle's Speech on Family Values
May 19, 1992
Dan Quayle, Vice President at the time of this speech, discusses the relationship between marriage, child bearing, poverty, and other family issues.