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Articles by Naomi Schaefer Riley: 2016 – 2018

The White House Can Help Foster Kids
Wall Street Journal December 9, 2018

The Givers and Their Attackers
CommentaryNovember, 2018

The Tragedy of Family Court
City Journal Autumn, 2018

There Are Worse Things Than Foster Care
New York Times November 21, 2018

Black Lives Matter
The Claremont Institute November 8, 2018

What’s Strangling International Adoption?
Philanthropy Magazine Full 2018

Does the Indian Child Welfare Act protect tribal interests at the expense of children?
Los Angeles Times October 12, 2018

Well-Intended Neglect
City Journal September 27, 2018

The pros and cons of ‘mandated reporting.’
The Weekly Standard September 25, 2018

Time for Colleges to Get Some Skin in the Game
City Journal September 11, 2018

When Professors Think They Are Rock Stars
The Weekly Standard September 10, 2018

The child-separation crisis no one sees
The Washington Post August 23, 2018

‘How Schools Work’ Review: The Worm in the Apple
Wall Street Journal August 13, 2018

The Mom Crunch
The Weekly Standard August 12, 2018

For a Charity Nowadays, Everything’s Political
Wall Street Journal August 3, 2018

The Challenge of Finding Homes for Rural America’s Foster Children
The Atlantic August 3, 2018

Care Before Kinship
City Journal July 19, 2018

Save the SAT Writing Test
Wall Street Journal July 8, 2018

Could big data have saved Anthony Avalos’ life?
Los Angeles Times June 26, 2018

Reconsidering Kinship Care
National Affairs Summer 2018

The Koch Campus Controversy
National Review Online June 7, 2018

No, the Child Welfare System Isn’t Racist
The Weekly Standard June 4, 2018

Medicaid Work Requirements Could Help Native Americans
City Journal May 31, 2018

Judicial Tough Love Helps Addicted Mothers Stay Clean
Wall Street Journal May 25, 2018

Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ campaign is too much talk, not enough parental action
Los Angeles Times May 11, 2018

‘Fundamentalist U’ Review: Believers in Higher Ed
Wall Street Journal May 6, 2018

Foster kids, wronged by the courts
NY Daily News April 20, 2018

School and Home
Philanthropy Magazine Spring 2018

Wishful Thinking
Philanthropy Magazine Spring 2018

Campus Disrupter
The Weekly Standard April 16, 2018

Opioid Abuse Isn’t ‘Victimless.’ What About the Kids?
BloombergMarch 30, 2018

What’s a Single Mom to Do During a Week in the Hospital?
Wall Street Journal March 23, 2018

Opening Minds on Campus
City Journal March 23, 2018

When Nothing Works
CommentaryMarch 15, 2018

Science Reveals Something Old
The Weekly Standard March 9, 2018

What the Florida shooting might tell us about child welfare: Nikolas Cruz may well have been a child of addiction
NY Daily News February 26, 2018

Putting Bill Gates on the Spot
City Journal February 22, 2018

What Pocahontas’s Heirs Need Isn’t a New Reservation
Wall Street Journal February 16, 2018

America’s Real Digital Divide
New York Times February 11, 2018

Campus Kangaroo Courts: Blame Colleges, Not Just the Federal Government
National Review Online February 7, 2018

Why child abuse like the Turpin family horrors is so hard to prevent or halt
Los Angeles Times February 6, 2018

New Jersey’s Tired Tax Tricks
City Journal January 25, 2018

Justice May Bust the College Trust
Wall Street Journal January 22, 2018

Boys Will Be Boys
CommentaryJanuary 18, 2018

Review: Deciding Against the Paper Chase
Wall Street Journal January 15, 2018

Prodigies and Parenting
The Weekly Standard January 12, 2018

Yes, students are becoming more liberal — but it’s not because of their radical professors
USA TODAYJanuary 10, 2018

Kids don’t need a cellphone; they need a digital diet
Los Angeles Times January 2, 2018

‘This Is Us’ Gets Adoption and Foster Care Right
Wall Street Journal December 29, 2017

The Museum of the Bible
National Review Online December 28, 2017

Parenting with the Internet
The Weekly Standard December 22, 2017

Simple Steps for a Screen-Free Childhood
Wall Street Journal December 22, 2017

LSU’s ‘Lazy River’ and the Student-Fee Sham
Wall Street Journal December 15, 2017

The real meaning behind high loan default rates among black students — another kind of college mismatch
Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017

Hey, Kirsten Gillibrand – a lot of us knew what Bill Clinton did was wrong back in the 1990s
Fox News November 21, 2017

Philanthropy Booms in the Trump Era—but It Also Gets Political
Wall Street Journal November 17, 2017

Kids need to stop getting so many damn presents
New York PostNovember 11, 2017

Community Disengagement
City JournalNovember 9, 2017

Solving the Pre-K Mystery
The Weekly Standard November 6, 2017

Cornell’s Black Student Disunion
Wall Street Journal October 18, 2017

The Self-Styled Martyr of Silicon Valley
CommentaryOctober 17, 2017

Fostering the Habit of Giving
City JournalOctober 13, 2017

TV shows like ‘Young Sheldon’ disguise a scary truth about boys today
New York PostOctober 7, 2017

Easy abortion is a winner for sleazy men
New York PostOctober 6, 2017

The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes
BloombergOctober 6, 2017

Stop making excuses for spouses who cheat
New York PostOctober 2, 2017

Rewarding Rigor
The Weekly Standard October 2, 2017

Harvard had every right to reject child killer Michelle Jones
New York PostSeptember 24, 2017

Marijuana Sales Can Make U.S. Tribes Richer and Poorer
BloombergSeptember 19, 2017

How public schools are failing foster kids
New York PostSeptember 18, 2017

Married, Bored, and Confused
The Weekly Standard September 25, 2017

In New York, There’s No Alternative to a Free School Lunch
Wall Street Journal September 14, 2017

Why kids should never let go of Lego
New York PostSeptember 13, 2017

Stop Bashing Harvard’s Legacy Students
BloombergSeptember 8, 2017

Native Americans, Adoption, and the Rights of Children
Education and CultureSeptember 6, 2017

PC wars rule young-adult publishing as fewer kids learn to love to read
New York PostSeptember 5, 2017

An Alarming Admission
The Weekly Standard September 4, 2017

In the ‘homework wars,’ both sides are wrong
New York PostAugust 28, 2017

‘Step’ busts the hateful myths about charter schools
New York PostAugust 22, 2017

Interracial adoption is on the rise — and America is better for it
New York PostAugust 20, 2017

Stop putting PC ideology before the needs of foster kids
New York PostAugust 14, 2017

Market Penetration
CommentaryAugust 14, 2017

Behind the suicide of a teen track star
New York PostAugust 7, 2017

No, it’s not racist to save minority kids’ lives
New York PostJuly 31, 2017

Our phones are making us more heartless
New York PostJuly 29, 2017

Harvard Finds a Scapegoat
The Weekly Standard July 31, 2017

Smarter Corporate Philanthropy
National Review Online July 25, 2017

New York’s PC war on art
New York PostJuly 24, 2017

Colleges won’t change the way they handle rape claims until this happens
New York PostJuly 23, 2017

‘Adultification’ hurts black girls more than others
New York PostJuly 17, 2017

Drawing a Larger Circle Around Families
Philanthropy Magazine Summer 2017

Why parents must put an end to a culture of sending nude photos
New York PostJuly 15, 2017

Ethnic profiling is no way to choose a principal
New York PostJuly 10, 2017

Why drinking with colleagues is bad for workplace equality
New York PostJuly 8, 2017

Big Foundations Double Down on Government Mistakes
Wall Street Journal July 7, 2017

The secret reason child-welfare agencies fail
New York PostJuly 4, 2017

Put the Kids First
The Weekly Standard July 3, 2017

Women should stop complaining about ‘mommy shaming’ — and take the advice
New York PostJuly 1, 2017

Sorry: Welcoming intermarriage isn’t going to save the Jews
New York PostJune 29, 2017

Hollywood directors have turned their backs on families
New York PostJune 24, 2017

Hormone therapy is a horrible risk for kids
New York PostJune 20, 2017

Closing Options for Adoptions
The Weekly Standard June 26, 2017

Shiny Unhappy People
CommentaryJune 14, 2017

Good fathers can help protect against creeps like Bill Cosby
New York PostJune 13, 2017

Harvard Admits It Can’t Teach Everyone
Wall Street Journal June 8, 2017

How liberals are killing the NAACP
New York PostJune 7, 2017

The first crack in the US college cartel
New York PostJune 1, 2017

Interracial Marriage and the Liberal Mind
The Weekly Standard May 30, 2017

Hollywood thinks liberated women act like dumb frat boys
New York PostMay 27, 2017

How red tape leaves foster kids out in the cold
New York PostMay 24, 2017

No-Collateral Damage
The Weekly Standard May 29, 2017

Why millennial sex sucks
New York PostMay 19, 2017

To solve alcoholism, Native Americans must look inside reservations
New York PostMay 18, 2017

‘Best friends’ parenting yields kids who never grow up
New York PostMay 15, 2017

Educators flipping out over fidget spinners are missing the real menace
New York PostMay 8, 2017

How the left came to own ‘public service’
New York PostMay 4, 2017

What to Tell This Year’s Graduates About Life
National Review Online May 5, 2017

The only way to stop the college revolt against free speech
New York PostApril 29, 2017

Time to call off the war on parenting
New York PostApril 27, 2017

This best-selling novel is pushing a dangerous message to teens
New York PostApril 22, 2017

Parents don’t want to face the truth about kids & the Web
New York PostApril 19, 2017

Progressives, Inc.
The Weekly Standard April 17, 2017

Janet Jackson proves having a baby can’t save your marriage
New York PostApril 15, 2017

How today’s liberal kids are going to ruin college
New York PostApril 10, 2017

Childcare workers need these three skills more than a college degree
New York PostApril 8, 2017

How foster care turns into hell
New York PostApril 7, 2017

An Anti-Koch Meltdown at Wake Forest
Wall Street Journal April 6, 2017

Finding love through friends is better than online dating
New York PostApril 1, 2017

The latest snake-oil fix for minority education
New York PostMarch 27, 2017

Randomly assigning prom dates teaches kids a necessary lesson
New York PostMarch 25, 2017

Why three (or more) parents leave the kids as losers
New York PostMarch 20, 2017

Kids TV shows push cultural limits — but they’re damaging kids
New York PostMarch 19, 2017

NYC ‘mega-pastor’ Tim Keller sees faith booming in the city
New York PostMarch 16, 2017

Facing down the divorce industry: Thank you, Ben and Jennifer
New York PostMarch 13, 2017

‘Feminists’ are confusing nudity with liberation
New York PostMarch 11, 2017

Native American Exhibitions
Wall Street Journal March 10, 2017

The Liberal-Arts ‘Bubble’ Didn’t Always Cause Such Trouble
Wall Street Journal March 10, 2017

How colleges muddy the waters on sexual-assault accusations
New York PostMarch 6, 2017

Dressing your kids in slogan tees is a terrible way to parent
New York PostMarch 4, 2017

New hope for kids aging out of foster care
New York PostFebruary 27, 2017

If the ‘Flip or Flop’ couple want to put their kids first, they should get off reality TV
New York PostFebruary 26, 2017

No Student Deserves the Bureau of Indian Education
Wall Street Journal February 22, 2017

The benefits of not being the first-born child
New York PostFebruary 22, 2017

Techie Largesse
The Weekly Standard February 27, 2017

Having a baby isn’t a miracle and doesn’t make you a goddess
New York PostFebruary 18, 2017

Zoo U
CommentaryFebruary 16, 2017

The sad socialist sage of the Park Slope Coop
New York PostFebruary 15, 2017

Why college guys should be terrified of campus hookups
New York PostFebruary 11, 2017

To fight cyberbullying, ban cellphones from school
New York PostFebruary 6, 2017

Parents of basketball girl who sued school are teaching her narcissism, not justice
New York PostFebruary 4, 2017

How today’s academia risks outraging tomorrow’s historians
New York PostJanuary 31, 2017

Unlike the Oscars, Americans have long accepted minority actors
New York PostJanuary 28, 2017

Ridicule Didn’t Work
The Weekly Standard January 30, 2017

‘Mom guilt’ is here to say — but LSD isn’t the only only answer
New York PostJanuary 23, 2017

Why more minorities should pursue a career in mathematics
New York PostJanuary 22, 2017

A revolutionary school ‘turns back the clock’ in Brooklyn
New York PostJanuary 19, 2017

We See You
CommentaryJanuary 17, 2017

Exercise bikes for toddlers are a terrible idea
New York PostJanuary 12, 2017

One Man’s Pontiff
The Weekly Standard January 17, 2017

Who’s really to blame for our email addiction?
New York PostJanuary 7, 2017

Nonprofits would rather spite Trump than help those in need
New York PostJanuary 3, 2017

‘Digital heroin’ is killing your relationship with your kids
New York PostDecember 31, 2016

How to save more at-risk children
New York PostDecember 26, 2016

Why have international adoptions become so agonizing?
New York PostDecember 24, 2016

Giving Back Isn’t Only for Billionaires
Wall Street Journal December 22, 2016

How to make deadbeat dads do more to help out
New York PostDecember 21, 2016

Stop Worrying and Say ‘Merry Christmas’
The Weekly Standard December 17, 2016

Bury Their Future at Standing Rock
Commentary December 14, 2016

Kellyane Conway has it right on mothers’ tough choices
New York PostDecember 11, 2016

Why quiet-loving librarians can’t shut up about politics
New York PostDecember 11, 2016

Hatchimals could have a worrying side effect on your child
New York PostDecember 3, 2016

Gays, bias and phony science
New York PostDecember 1, 2016

The message of ‘Moana’: Don’t be a helicopter parent
New York PostNovember 28, 2016

With toys cheaper than ever, how do parents say no?
New York PostNovember 24, 2016

Don’t cancel Thanksgiving — just ditch the politics
New York PostNovember 22, 2016

Why Americans who didn’t finish college voted for Trump
New York PostNovember 19, 2016

Killing the ‘sisterhood’: Why identity politics didn’t work for Clinton
New York PostNovember 13, 2016

It’s not just Harvard boys who are cruder than ever
New York PostNovember 7, 2016

Protestors should be fighting for Indians’ rights as citizens, not the tribe
New York PostNovember 5, 2016

Screen time: the menace parents just won’t face
New York PostNovember 2, 2016

Tinder might be to blame for rise in syphilis among millennials
New York PostOctober 29, 2016

The ‘Rising Tide’ helping business owners
New York PostOctober 23, 2016

Harvard’s minimum wage protests was caused by its own professors
New York PostOctober 22, 2016

Parents would like Derrick Rose to show a little shame
New York PostOctober 20, 2016

When East Meets East
Commentary October 19, 2016

The Ivy League Doesn’t Need Taxpayers’ Help
Wall Street Journal October 16, 2016

How Big Data can help save endangered kids
New York PostOctober 16, 2016

Mindy Kaling’s family feud exposes America’s cultural divide
New York PostOctober 15, 2016

How divorce kills faith — and all of us suffer
New York PostOctober 11, 2016

Why can’t public figures ever own up to their mistakes?
New York PostOctober 9, 2016

Don’t be fooled by Hollywood, ladies — divorce is no magic cure-all
New York PostOctober 6, 2016

He’s No Mitt
The Weekly Standard October 10, 2016

Better internet access won’t pull people out of poverty
New York PostOctober 1, 2016

Utah’s Native Tribes Want Jobs, Not Federal Paternalism
Wall Street Journal September 23, 2016

How the Standing Rock Sioux should have been able to stop that pipeline
New York PostSeptember 18, 2016

The hidden perils of Trump’s maternity leave plan
New York PostSeptember 17, 2016

This account of being a substitute teacher will make you fear for our future
New York PostSeptember 17, 2016

Parish or perish: How to refill the pews
New York PostSeptember 14, 2016

Proof that we’re getting parenting right
New York PostSeptember 8, 2016

Redskins need to ignore PC culture and keep their name
New York PostSeptember 4, 2016

Screen time is no substitute for real learning
New York PostAugust 29, 2016

Want to live longer? Choose family over friends
New York PostAugust 27, 2016

Why ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ would go bankrupt today
New York PostAugust 22, 2016

The New Campus Confidential
The Weekly Standard August 22, 2016

Legalized pot is making America’s lower class poorer and less responsible
New York PostAugust 20, 2016

Why ‘Mean Girls’ are getting even meaner
New York PostAugust 17, 2016

Sexy baby bump posts aren’t helping our obsession with pregnancy
New York PostAugust 14, 2016

Parent Trap
Commentary August 11, 2016

Taking down ‘offensive’ art won’t make anybody’s life better
New York PostAugust 9, 2016

Catholic schools for Native Americans, known for abuse and assimilation, try to do good
The New York Times August 2, 2016

Parents, don’t sacrifice the end of Summer
New York Post August 1, 2016

Op-Ed: What We Owe Native Americans
The Well August 1, 2016

Here’s why American kids are stressed out
New York Post July 30, 2016

Why Americans who distrust medical engineering aren’t stupid
New York Post July 30, 2016

Of Philanthropy and Phonies
The Weekly Standard August 8, 2016

One Way to Help Native Americans: Property Rights
The Atlantic July 30, 2016

The truth about girls and boys, toys and TV
New York Post July 28, 2016

The Loophole Economy Is No Jackpot for Indians
Wall Street Journal July 27, 2016

NEW BOOK: How Political Correctness Is Leading Us To Ignore Abuse on American Indian Reservations
HeatStreet July 25, 2016

The parents who didn’t sue Disney taught America a powerful lesson
New York Post July 23, 2016

Taylor should’ve told Kanye to take a flying leap
New York Post July 20, 2016

It’s no longer safe to let your kids watch the news
New York Post July 18, 2016

The fear of raising biracial babies could lead to new era of segregation
New York Post July 16, 2016

How protecting tribal sovereignty hurts victims on reservations
New York Post July 10, 2016

The answer to teens’ narcissism? Mock them – by doing what they do
New York Post July 5, 2016

Social Climbing With Your Kids
Wall Street Journal June 29, 2016

Sheryl Sandberg, please stop telling women what they should want
New York Post June 28, 2016

The liberal narrative about free condoms at schools is debunked
New York Post June 21, 2016

The Diversity Profession
The Weekly Standard June 20, 2016

How Disney teaches contempt for dads
New York Post June 14, 2016

The frenzy over ‘campus rape culture’ is hurting real victims
New York Post June 11, 2016

Americans are moving less often because moving is hell
New York Post June 7, 2016

Is this the end of Catholicism?
New York Post June 5, 2016

Yes, you can tell your kids, ‘No smartphones!’
New York Post June 2, 2016

Sorry, feminists: Good parenting isn’t sexist
New York Post May 23, 2016

Today’s tech-addicted kids are stuck in a world of distraction
New York Post May 22, 2016

Changing an NFL Team’s Name Won’t Fix Indian Schools
Wall Street Journal May 20, 2016

Parents, pray that your kids aren’t popular
New York Post May 18, 2016

Making prostitution legal doesn’t ‘empower’ women — it turns them into commodities
New York Post May 15, 2016

Unplugging on the Sabbath: How to rest in a post-religion era
New York Post May 9, 2016

Remedial Finance
The Weekly Standard May 9, 2016

All I want for Mother’s Day is less paperwork about my kids
New York Post May 7, 2016

Suddenly, every museum is all about the buttons
New York Post May 3, 2016

Virtual reality will completely transform children into zombies
New York Post May 1, 2016

How trendy politics is killing Teach for America
New York Post April 18, 2016

Call of the Wild
Philanthropy Magazine Spring 2016

The Yes Culture
Commentary April 14, 2016

At last, a TV show you can safely enjoy with the kids
New York Post April 14, 2016

Common Core opt-out movement is parents who can’t handle their kids failing
New York Post April 10, 2016

The right way to spoil your kids
New York Post April 5, 2016

The facts the nation needs to face on mental illness
New York Post March 31, 2016

Here’s Why Tests Matter
Wall Street Journal March 30, 2016

How US mosques genuinely help fight extremism
New York Post March 27, 2016

An obsession with racial identity is put above the needs of a child
New York Post March 27, 2016

These Parents Today
Commentary March 16, 2016

Harvard tells its women: Go where the rapes are
New York Post March 14, 2016

Elton John is the model of a great dad
New York Post March 6, 2016

‘Free love’ attitude of 1970s sexualized underage girls
New York Post March 6, 2016

Bill and Melinda Gates’ ignorant ‘share the load’ advice
New York Post February 29, 2016

How US academia steers black students out of science
New York Post February 25, 2016

Newest toys do all the work for our kids, it’s shameful
New York Post February 21, 2016

Today’s ‘radical’ college kids actually want boring lives
New York Post February 16, 2016

Egotistical young stars are hitting new levels of delusion
New York Post February 15, 2016

Today’s college ‘leaders’ miss the whole point of education
New York Post February 10, 2016

The Way We Were
The Weekly Standard February 15, 2016

Don’t downplay the dangers of social media to kids
New York Post February 7, 2016

Team de Blasio’s protection racket for the arts
New York Post February 3, 2016

Why are fewer young people getting driver licenses?
New York Post January 31, 2016

Colleges’ next ‘reform’ means more admissions nightmares
New York Post January 25, 2016

Women are still romantics, despite what Hollywood thinks
New York Post January 24, 2016

Don’t Take Me to Church
Commentary January 19, 2016

Hey, kids — colleges see your social-media profile
New York Post January 18, 2016

How the Internet is defeating America’s parents
New York Post January 11, 2016

Drama between wife, mother-in-law at center of most family rifts
New York Post January 10, 2016

Even family size turns out to be an inequality problem
New York Post January 7, 2016

Affluenza kid only a symbol of parenting culture gone wrong
New York Post January 3, 2016

Teach Your Children Well: Unhook Them From Technology
Wall Street Journal January 1, 2016

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