Wheatley in the News

The Hill recently reported on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s latest statistics on U.S. fertility rates, citing Wheatley research in the 2025 American Family Survey as it explored potential attitudes and causes behind the steady decrease of national birth rates.

"Rather than use religion to indoctrinate, Scott’s research argues, faith-based groups represent ways public schools can tap into a deeper connection to the communities and people educators are attempting to serve."

"In the long run, especially the eternal long run, division serves no one. It is exhausting, debilitating and destructive. President Oaks, in the name of Christ, has again invited us to choose a better way — the way of a peacemaker who understands that through our actions now, each of us will make the most of this life and the one to come."

Wheatley Fellow Thomas N. Griffith contributed an op-ed to the Deseret News about upholding the Constitution through effective dialogue and compromise, arguing that the biggest threat to the U.S. Constitution is "the toxic polarization that is dividing our people."

In January 2025, Wheatley Institute published the report Unprotected from Porn, highlighting research on the harms of pornography on children and families and calling for increased legislation to protect the next generation.

Zahra Jamal with Interfaith America asks experts in religious diversity and inclusion about the benefits of employees bringing their religion to work; Paul Lambert from Wheatley Institute responds.

Thomas B. Griffith, a non-resident fellow at Wheatley Institute, co-authors a Deseret News opinion article on the characteristics of compromise and plurality found at the heart of the American legislative branch.

"For younger adults, romance has turned into something to be debated, theorized and optimized for but not actually engaged in," writes Christine Emba of the New York Times in a recent article citing Wheatley Institute's recent report "The Dating Recession."

When it comes to romantic relationships, "The One" isn't found. They're made. A recent story from BBC titled "The Science of Soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?" explores the impact of believing in soulmates. What happens when an individual believes there is only one perfect romantic partner for them?