Mike Braun seeks to root out marriage penalties

It’s not always a popular thing to say, but marriage is a good thing that we need more of. Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) is commemorating Tax Day with an executive order that aims to promote marriage in Indiana by getting the government out of the way.

Defending marriage these days means making some enemies. When economist Melissa Kearney published a book arguing that all economic data demonstrate that marriage is good for children, she was attacked consistently by the liberal commentariat. When I once tweeted that fatherlessness might contribute to gun crimes, I got piled on by liberal journalists and Democratic operatives.