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Linda Nielsen, a professor at Wake Forest who has studied father-daughter relationships for much of her career and written five books on the topic, has called it the weakest parent-child relationship. As one 2023 study shows, parents (and especially fathers) who were in regular contact with their adult kids were, on average, more satisfied with their lives. “Parenting time is closely related to the quality of your relationship with that parent,” Nielsen told me, and lots of fathers and daughters just don’t get enough of it.
February 2, 2026
Compliance Corylated
Prediction markets are betting on Trump’s next move abroad
Economist Koleman Strumpf responds to whether prediction markets reflect expectations or are speculative by pointing out that traders only trade “if they believe they have information or an advantage.” As a result, “traders tend to be quite well-informed, and numerous studies show that subsequent predictions are the best available on a range of topics such as elections, finance and current events.”
February 9, 2026
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