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Heritage Foundation Warns: Family Crisis Threatens America's Future

1/11/2026

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Heritage Foundation, a think tank, says the American family is in crisis and urges policy to strengthen marriage.
It proposes a $2,500 newborn investment account and eliminating marriage penalties in welfare.
The report cites online dating as harming marriage and calls for a culture-wide Manhattan Project to rebuild norms.
Kevin Roberts, Heritage Foundation President, warns that family decline threatens the nation's future.

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Story summary

Heritage Foundation, a think tank, says the American family is in crisis and urges policy to strengthen marriage.
It proposes a $2,500 newborn investment account and eliminating marriage penalties in welfare.
The report cites online dating as harming marriage and calls for a culture-wide Manhattan Project to rebuild norms.
Kevin Roberts, Heritage Foundation President, warns that family decline threatens the nation's future.