# family matters (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover family matters. Page: Feed: --- ## [How I'd Fix the "Child Care Modernization Act"](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/how-id-fix-the-child-care-modernization) _2026-08-21 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Bipartisanship is good; good ideas are better ## [Why the Left Won't Regulate Surrogacy](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/why-the-left-wont-regulate-surrogacy) _2026-08-14 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ "The tyranny of the edge case" and the politics of parenthood ## [Avoiding Deadweight Loss](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/avoiding-deadweight-loss) _2026-08-07 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Many of the headwinds facing the GOP this fall are self-inflicted ## [Today's Bioethics Isn't Ready for Tomorrow's Family Planning](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/todays-bioethics-isnt-ready-for-tomorrows) _2026-07-31 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ A new book - and a new Senate bill - have blind spots about where reproductive technology is headed. ## [To Protect Women's Sports, You Have to Respect Women's Sports](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/to-protect-womens-sports-you-have) _2026-07-24 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Plus; the end of the "Creative Class" and the need for family-friendly urbanism ## [Now Boarding: More Kid-Friendly Air Travel](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/now-boarding-more-kid-friendly-air) _2026-07-17 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Plus; new data on diverging childhoods in America ## [Suomi The Money](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/suomi-the-money) _2026-07-10 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Augmenting Trump Accounts with an eye towards the future could pay demographic dividends ## [Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/rhapsody-in-red-white-and-blue) _2026-06-26 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Celebrating what makes America great at the quarter-millennium mark ## [Fathers, Fertility, and the Last Five Years](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/fathers-fertility-and-the-last-five) _2026-06-19 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Plus: Congress is working like it should? ## [Are You Ready for Some Fútbol?](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/are-you-ready-for-some-futbol) _2026-06-12 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ FIFA, UFC, Texas Tech, and why it feels like sports have lost the plot ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/a6F5GZzWTN1i) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Just Deserts](https://ptbwrites.substack.com/p/just-deserts) _2026-06-05 · Patrick T Brown · Family Matters_ Friends shouldn't let friends cite a common statistic about unmet child care need