by UFI Blog | Jul 2, 2026 | Constitution, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, The Family, UFI, UFI Blog
July 2, 2026 Christal Taggart When my son ran for public office for the first time, our family quickly discovered that campaigns involve more than speeches and signs. They require candidates to explain their ideas, answer criticism, and persuade people who may...
by UFI Blog | Jun 18, 2026 | Child Development, Family, Parents, The Family, UFI, UFI Blog
June 18, 2026 By: Christal Taggart When my boys were growing up, I sometimes joked about wanting to start a Tom Sawyer School for Boys. Instead of sitting at desks all day, students would learn math while building rafts, science while exploring the outdoors, and...
by UFI Blog | Jun 8, 2026 | Child Development, father, Marriage and Family, Parents, The Family, UFI, UFI Blog
June 8, 2026 By: Christal Taggart From time to time, as our children were growing up, my husband would sit down with each child individually. He would check in to see how they were doing emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Looking back, those...
by UFI Blog | May 21, 2026 | Family, Media, social media, Technology, The Family
May 21, 2026 By: Christal Taggart When my children were teenagers, we would often pile into our 15-passenger van, and go somewhere as a family. That van was rarely quiet, and we eventually gave it a name: the “Van-O-Fun.” It was filled with overlapping...
by UFI Blog | May 6, 2026 | Demographic Decline, Environmentalism, Family, Population Control, UFI Blog
May 6, 2026 By: Christal Taggart Since Thomas Robert Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798, societies have worried that a world with too many people would lead to disaster, famine, poverty, and disease. That idea has shaped what we believe...