State & Families: Friends or Foes?

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02/09/2026 Power & Market Ryan McMaken

Last week, I joined Fr. Robert McTeigue on the Catholic Current podcast to discuss birth rates and how government policy affects families and families formation. I also noted that the state’s natural enemies are families and the church. Related articles here at mises.org include:

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