What’s the cost of ignoring families in public policy?

I recently sat down with Patrick T. Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center following the passage of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ that saw an increase of the US Child Tax Credit thanks to the advocacy of Patrick and others. We covered a range of challenges—from Canada’s individualistic tax filing system that deemphasizes family and marriage, to the design flaws in both the Canada Child Benefit and the national childcare system, to international lessons on supporting family formation.

Patrick offers a principled, pro-family perspective on how tax policy, welfare structures, and cultural framing either help or hinder one of our most foundational institutions. Check out his work at National Review, First Things, Public Discourse and the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

If we want a thriving future, we need a policy framework that does not itemize people as abstract individuals in a spreadsheet, but one that reflects the real structure of life in family and community.

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