Institute for American Values

The Institute for American Values is a New York City think tank focusing on family and social issues.[2][3][4]

Institute for American Values
Motto"Renew civil society"
Established1988
PresidentDavid Blankenhorn
BudgetRevenue: $559,887
Expenses: $626,271
(FYE February 2017)[1]
Address420 Lexington Avenue, Room 1706
New York, NY 10170
Websitewww.americanvalues.org

The Institute’s mission is “to study and strengthen civil society.” Within the focus on civil society, the institute’s current priorities are marriage, thrift, and public conversation.

Overview

Its president is David Blankenhorn.[5][6] It has influenced both liberal and conservative politicians.[3] It has been critical of divorce and out-of-wedlock childbirth.[7] It supports fathers' rights.[8] It helped shape the family ideology of the Clinton administration.[9] In 2014, Blankenhorn signed a shared public statement called "Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Dissent" which supported same-sex marriage but condemned efforts "to punish rather than to criticize or to persuade those who disagree".[10] The center interpreted the September 11 attacks as an attack on American values.[11] It has been supported by Philip Anschutz.[12]

Braver Angels

Braver Angels (originally Better Angels) is an IAV initiative working to depolarize US politics. Founded shortly after the 2016 presidential election, the organization runs workshops, debates, and other events where red (conservative) and blue (liberal) participants come to better understand each other's positions and discover their shared values.[13] [14][15] The name Better Angels was inspired by Lincoln's plea for national unity at the close of his first inaugural address. The name was changed to Braver Angels in 2020 pursuant to a trademark infringement suit.[16][17]

Publications
  • Marriage in America: A Report to the Nation (1995)
  • The Marriage Movement: A Statement of Principles (2000)

References
  1. "Institute for American Values" (PDF). Candid. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. Chuck Stetson, Creating the Better Hour: Lessons from William Wilberforce, Stroud & Hall Publishers, 2007, p. 271
  3. Don S. Browning, Marriage and modernization: how globalization threatens marriage and what to do about it, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2003, p. 189
  4. Institute for American Values mission
  5. Oppenheimer, Mark (January 29, 2013). "In Shift, David Blankenhorn Enlists Same-Sex Couples in a Pro-Marriage Coalition". New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. Gill Jagger, Caroline Wright, Changing family values, Routledge, 1999, p. 186
  7. Michael B. Katz, Mark J. Stern, One Nation Divisible: What America Was and What It Is Becoming, Russell Sage Foundation, 2008, p. 199
  8. Peter G. Jaffe, Protecting children from domestic violence: strategies for community intervention, Guilford Press, 2004, p. 125
  9. Roger N. Lancaster, Micaela Di Leonardo, The gender/sexuality reader: culture, history, political economy, Routledge, 1997, p. 454
  10. Adler, Jonathan; et al. (22 April 2014). "Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Dissent: Why We Must Have Both". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  11. Jan Hancock, Human rights and US foreign policy, Routledge, 2007, p. 88
  12. Krehbiel, Randy (September 16, 2011). "Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz buys The Oklahoman, OPUBCO". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. Graham, David A. (December 29, 2018). "The Bipartisan Group That's Not Afraid of Partisanship". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  14. Lindgren, Suzanne (September 1, 2019). "Osceola pair joins Better Angels effort". Osceola Sun. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  15. Sprei, Doug (August 13, 2018). "Interview: David Blankenhorn, Founder of Better Angels". ACTA American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  16. Maloney, Pamela C. (November 18, 2019). "Use of 'Better Angels' mark infringes Ken Burns' film company's senior mark". IP Law Daily. Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  17. "Joint Statement from Braver Angels and The Better Angels Society" (Press release). Braver Angels. April 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-14.


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