🫂 Social Decay The Loneliness Epidemic: America’s Invisible Public Health Crisis The Moral Decay Index · May 3, 2026 · 7 min read ← Back to The Index The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic in 2023. More Americans now report having no close friends than at any point in recorded survey…

💔 Family The Hidden Cost of Divorce: What the Data Says About Children’s Outcomes The Moral Decay Index · April 6, 2026 · 6 min read ← Back to The Index America has one of the highest divorce rates in the developed world. Nearly half of all first marriages end in divorce. That statistic is…