Episode 32: Get Married and Save Civilization, with Brad Wilcox

About this episode

Peter Leithart and James Wood discuss the importance of marriage and family with sociologist Brad Wilcox.

Peter Leithart and James Wood have a conversation with Brad Wilcox, the author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization. BRAD WILCOX is a professor of sociology and the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, the Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He studies marital quality; marital stability; and the impact o...

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Leithart, James Wood

Guest: Brad Wilcox

Topics covered

• marriage
• family
• sociology
• civilization
• American culture

Keywords

• marriage
• families
• sociology
• civilization
• Brad Wilcox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Virginia, Institute for Family Studies, American Enterprise Institute

Books & works: Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization

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