That the United States has become more unequal at the level of recorded household income is entirely true. Some think this is a problem which needs fixing, others like me greet it with a heartfelt ...

Researchers have applied an evolutionary "use it or lose it" principle when studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence the evolution of age-patterns of fertility. Researchers ...

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A century ago, most Americans married young and locally, and to people who were alike in race, religion, culture and geography. This necessarily smaller pool of eligible mates meant that other factors ...

Over time, the image of the single woman has evolved — from Mary Tyler Moore to When Harry Met Sally to Sex and the City to 30 Rock's Liz Lemon. Writer Rebecca Traister says until very recently, ...

A team of economists at University of Pennsylvania have an interesting theory when it comes to figuring out one of the (many) reasons why income inequality is on the rise. Guess what? Marriage turns ...