Suddenly, it’s in both parties’ interests to fight the broader decline of marriage. Here’s the case for a “marriage opportunity” agenda.
David Blankenhorn, William Galston, Jonathan Rauch
David Blankenhorn, William Galston, Jonathan Rauch collaborated on this piece. David Blankenhorn is president of the New York City-based Institute for American Values. William Galston holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Barbara Dafoe Whitehead is the director of Civil Society Initiatives at the Institute for American Values. Many scholars and leaders contributed to this article. A complete list of coauthors, as well as information about the newly formed Marriage Opportunity Council, is available at http://www.americanvalues.org/marriage/marriage-opportunity-council.php.