“Religious practice is the behavioral variable with the strongest and most consistent association with generous giving.”

Idle chatter and its modern discontents.

By contrast, declining birthrates lead to further decline.

Why Scripture belongs in English class.

A new study’s surprising results.

Learning from Israel’s culture of fertility.

While America seems increasingly unhinged.

When making demands becomes a virtue.

Ethical non-monogamy isn’t for the undisciplined—or the ethical.

We must reject a culture that has mistaken liberty for license. The late rabbi can help us learn how.

“The very concept of belonging to a place . . . has all but disappeared.”

The looming population bomb, and what to do about it.

Restoring the neighborhood in an era of isolation.

Delayed childbearing, environmental fears, and a sex recession.