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May 2024
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Get Married and Have Kids - Brad Wilcox ...

Louise Perry
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My guest today is Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and author of the new book 'Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization.'

We spoke about why a third of Gen Z Americans are likely to never marry, the so-call…

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