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Who Knew? Men have Rights, Too
The famous quote “Women hold up half the sky” (attributed to Mao Zedong) is a good reminder of the essential contributions of women to society. But what happens when the other half of the population “holding up the sky” is forgotten and often maligned? Boys and men...
Oh, the Irony… A Tribute to an Exceptional Mother and Leader
Each year, a nation sets aside a day to honor and celebrate the person who arguably has the most profound influence on our lives—our mother. And yet, this past March at the Commission on the Status of Women, despite the intense efforts of UFI and the broader...
Who Is Raising Your Children? Parenting in the Age of Outsourcing
As a society, we regularly speak of putting children first, but are we really doing that? Between long work hours, busy schedules, and the pull of screens, more and more of the day-to-day work of parenting is slipping into other hands. Does this align with the...
Speech, Therapy, and the Constitution: The Stakes Behind the Court’s “Conversion Therapy” Ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision on Colorado’s “conversion therapy” ban isn’t just legal theory—it gets at a simple, human question: what should be allowed in a conversation between a counselor and a client? By drawing a line between medical treatments and “talk therapy,”...
Radical Feminists are “Back on their Heels”
Dear UFI Friends: We want to begin with a giant “thank you” to all of you who made donations to help finance UFI’s efforts at CSW this year. As always, we can’t do what we do without your support at other critical times throughout the year! We wanted to provide a...
Partial Truths: What the Abortion Industry doesn’t say
In today’s culture of competing “expert” voices, partial truths often shape public perception. This article examines claims surrounding abortion—particularly the abortion pill—and asks whether important risks and realities are being minimized while powerful...
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Support For Fathers-How Families and Societies Make A Big Difference
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...
On The Rise-Kids Turning To AI For Artificial Connection
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 conversations,...
A Look Inside Modern Culture and Declining Birth Rates
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...
Sparks Fly-How Modern Dating Gets Love Wrong
Sexual intimacy is designed to reinforce connection. It was never designed to objectively test compatibility.
We Need to Bring Back Commitment Culture
January 29, 2026 By: Janina Glass Imagine you had a child (perhaps you do), and imagine that during every day of life with that child, you thought of them the way many people in our modern society think about their partners: constantly agonizing over whether to keep...
Social Implications of the Decline in Marriage
Marriage lays the groundwork to create successful relationships, and it’s imperative we pass this message on to the generations to come.
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