Grant Bailey

1 week ago | ifstudies.org | Grant Bailey |Wendy Wang

The family structure debate has finally arrived on the right, and Elon Musk’s unorthodox (to put it mildly) pronatalism is the occasion. Musk’s approach to family life indicates that some on the right do not think family structure matters for kids. Over the decades, primarily left-leaning commentators have discounted the importance of marriage and family structure.

2 months ago | aei.org | Brad Wilcox |Grant Bailey

Young liberal women are especially prone nowadays to reporting poor mental health. This was the discovery that Zach Goldberg made almost five years ago pouring over Pew data in the spring of 2020. Further research in 2022 found that depression had surged among liberal high school girls in the last decade-and-a-half, and much more so for them than other high schoolers, especially conservatives. Is this ideological gap in the mental health of liberal and conservative women still present?

2 months ago | ifstudies.org | Grant Bailey |Brad Wilcox

Young liberal women are especially prone nowadays to reporting poor mental health. This was the discovery that Zach Goldberg made almost five years ago pouring over Pew data in the spring of 2020. Further research in 2022 found that depression had surged among liberal high school girls in the last decade-and-a-half, and much more so for them than other high schoolers, especially conservatives. Is this ideological gap in the mental health of liberal and conservative women still present?

Dec 18, 2024 | ifstudies.org | Grant Bailey |Lyman Stone

After the 2020 election, IFS published an article arguing that there was a “conservative fertility advantage”—basically, that conservatives have more babies than liberals. That fact appears to have become even more true in 2024. As the figure below shows, there is a clear relationship between the share of people in a county who voted for President Trump in 2024, and county-level total fertility rates estimated by the CDC.

Nov 4, 2024 | tallahassee.com | Deana A. Rohlinger |Grant Bailey |E. Ashby Plant

Deana A. Rohlinger, Grant Bailey, E. Ashby PlantYour TurnIn recent election cycles, political campaigns have heavily invested in social media strategies to engage young voters. From viral TikTok challenges to Instagram live sessions, the digital landscape has become a battleground for capturing the attention of the 18 to 29 demographic. The logic is straightforward: meet young people where they are—online.But a closer look reveals a more nuanced picture.