American families are fleeing Blue States as the "Big Family Sort" continues across the country. The Family Structure Index, created by the Institute for Family Studies and Center for Christian Virtue, reveals that families are migrating from high-tax, anti-family states like California to Red States that prioritize religious freedom and affordable living.

Brad Wilcox joins Aaron, David, and Mike to discuss how Red State policies offer the stability required for marriage to flourish. They make it clear that to protect Ohio’s future, we must reject failing secular models and champion a culture that anchors economic success in biblical family values.

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More about Brad Wilcox

Brad Wilcox is Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation University Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow and Director of the Get Married Initiative at the Institute for Family Studies, and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. 

The author of Get Married: Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and Save Civilization (Harper Collins, 2024), Wilcox studies marital quality, marital stability, and the impact of strong and stable marriages upon men, women, and children. The author and editor of six books, Wilcox has written for scientific journals such as The American Sociological Review and The Journal of Marriage and Family, and The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and National Review.

More about the Family Structure Index

The Family Structure Index tracks the changing fortunes of marriage and family across America's states. By measuring marriage rates, family stability, and fertility, the Index reveals how the strength of the family is deeply connected to the health and attainability of the American Dream. The results have recently been featured on Fox News (here and here), Fox Business, The Daily Wire, and the Wall Street Journal.

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American families are fleeing Blue States as the "Big Family Sort" continues across the country. The <a href="https://familystructureindex.org/">Family Structure Index</a>, created by the Institute for Family Studies and Center for Christian Virtue, reveals that families are migrating from high-tax, anti-family states like California to Red States that prioritize religious freedom and affordable living.
Brad Wilcox joins Aaron, David, and Mike to discuss how Red State policies offer the stability required for marriage to flourish. They make it clear that to protect Ohio&rsquo;s future, we must reject failing secular models and champion a culture that anchors economic success in biblical family values.
Tune in now or queue up your commute podcast!
More about Brad Wilcox
Brad Wilcox is Melville Foundation Jefferson Scholars Foundation University Professor of Sociology and Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://nationalmarriageproject.org/">National Marriage Project</a>&nbsp;at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow and Director of the Get Married Initiative at the&nbsp;<a href="https://ifstudies.org/">Institute for Family Studies</a>, and a nonresident senior fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aei.org/">American Enterprise Institute</a>.&nbsp;
The author of Get Married: Why Americans Should Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and Save Civilization&nbsp;(Harper Collins, 2024), Wilcox&nbsp;studies marital quality, marital stability, and the impact of strong and stable marriages upon men, women, and children. The author and editor of six books, Wilcox has written for scientific journals such as&nbsp;The American Sociological Review&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Journal of Marriage and Family, and&nbsp;The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic,&nbsp;and&nbsp;National Review.
More about the Family Structure Index
The <a href="https://familystructureindex.org/">Family Structure Index</a> tracks the changing fortunes of marriage and family across America's states. By measuring marriage rates, family stability, and fertility, the Index reveals how the strength of the family is deeply connected to the health and attainability of the American Dream. The results have recently been featured on Fox News (<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/states-revealed-best-start-family-amid-cratering-belief-american-dream">here</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/family-breakdown-pennsylvania-prompts-faith-based-effort-bring-marriage-back">here</a>)<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/states-revealed-best-start-family-amid-cratering-belief-american-dream"></a>, <a href="https://x.com/CCVPolicy/status/2043756438284317124?s=20">Fox Business</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/turns-out-families-are-voting-with-their-feet">The Daily Wire</a>, and the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/first-the-ring-then-the-roof-376a2880">Wall Street Journal</a>.
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The&nbsp;Narrative&nbsp;breaks away from the script to cut through the typical media narratives and helps you understand the root causes of today&rsquo;s culture and political controversies.
Join Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) President Aaron Baer, Policy Director David Mahan, Communications Director Mike Andrews, and world-renowned experts as they dissect current issues and events from multiple angles and viewpoints, equipping you to be a critical thinker on some of the hottest topics today.

The Narrative breaks away from the script to reveal the driving forces behind the most important and divisive issues facing our culture today.

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The Narrative breaks away from the script to reveal the driving forces behind the most important and divisive issues facing our culture today.
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