Patrick T. Brown
Fellow
Patrick T. Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on developing a robust pro-family economic agenda and supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society.
Patrick T. Brown is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where his work focuses on developing a robust pro-family economic agenda and supporting families as the cornerstone of a healthy and flourishing society.
His writing has been published in The New York Times, National Review, Politico, The Washington Post, and USA Today, and he has spoken on college campuses and Capitol Hill on topics from welfare reform to child care and education policy.
He has published reports on paid leave and family policy with the Institute for Family Studies, and edited an essay series featuring working-class voices for American Compass. He is an advisory board member of Humanity Forward and the Center on Child and Family Policy.
Prior to joining EPPC, Patrick served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee (JEC). There, he helped lead research about how to make it more affordable to raise a family and more effectively invest in youth and young adults. He also previously worked a government relations staffer for Catholic Charities USA.
Patrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in political science and economics. He also holds a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He and his wife Jessica have three young children and live in Columbia, S.C.
How Should States Approach Early Childhood Policy?
Patrick T. Brown
Conservative policymakers should put forward an unapologetically family-first approach to the early years of a child’s life.
Articles
American Enterprise Institute / April 19, 2022
The School Choice Movement Should Focus on Parents’ Values
Patrick T. Brown
More policymakers, particularly in red states, should make a values-based case for school choice.
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Institute for Family Studies / April 13, 2022
A Promising Republican Approach to Child-Care Policy
Patrick T. Brown
A new proposal from Senators Tim Scott and Richard Burr would be a real first step toward proving that the GOP is serious about being the party of parents.
Articles
National Review / March 29, 2022
How to Fix Major League Baseball
Patrick T. Brown
Like in public policy, the game’s stewards must see beyond the dollars and cents.
Articles
The American Conservative / March 16, 2022
The Perils of Inaction
Patrick T. Brown
Industrial policy has drawbacks, but it may be worse to do nothing.
Articles
Law and Liberty / March 16, 2022
Listening to Parents on Paid Leave
Patrick T. Brown
The best way to deliver for families is to offer a universal, modest benefit for all parents, regardless of work status.
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Newsweek / March 2, 2022
Policy Brief: Exploring Parents’ Perspectives on Paid Leave
Patrick T. Brown
If an expansive paid leave package has proven politically infeasible, a more modest and tailored proposal may find more backers and a more promising pathway forward.
Articles
Institute for Family Studies / March 1, 2022
Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids from Social-Media Harms
Clare Morell
A law designed before even MySpace came on the scene is simply inadequate for the TikTok era.
Articles
National Review / February 24, 2022
Recent Research Debunks Myth That Economic Factors Are Driving Falling Birth Rates
Patrick T. Brown
Assuming would-be parents are opting out of having kids exclusively because of financial pressures misunderstands the dynamic at play.
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Insitute for Family Studies / February 23, 2022
Opioids and the Unattached Male
Patrick T. Brown
Policymakers should understand that the drug-overdose crisis is a crisis of single men.
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City Journal / January 18, 2022
