The Baby Bust Isn’t Just Political, It’s Personal
by Mary EberstadtThe consequences of today’s flight from children will be profound. Continue Reading »
The New Midlife Crisis
by Matthew SchmitzCheck all the boxes, then chuck it all aside at forty to follow your muse. Play by the rules and win, only to decide that you don’t want the prize. Most of the rebellions were minor. The devoted housewife informed her husband that she would not be cooking dinner for the family on Tuesday and . . . . Continue Reading »
On Tortured Poets, Taylor Swift Dreams of Marriage
by Isabella ClarkeTaylor Swift invokes marriage as the ultimate symbol of enduring love and commitment on her eleventh studio album. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousMost of us that grew up in the peripheries don’t buy the central premise of this pontificate of making the Church less European. I agree with R. R. Reno’s assertions in “Rome’s Concordat” (March 2024) that this pontificate sounds like a focus group at the World Economic Forum or a DEI . . . . Continue Reading »
Normophobia
by Mary HarringtonWe’re all familiar with the policy debates that surround the family. How does the tax code interact with family stability and the needs of children? Who should care for children, and how is this care to be supported? What are the ethical implications of fertility technology? But behind all these . . . . Continue Reading »
We’re in an Anti-Family Age
by Mark BauerleinTimothy P. Carney joins the podcast to discuss his new book Family Unfriendly. Continue Reading »
Sex, Lies, and Suicide
by Jaspreet Singh BoparaiBlake Butler has captured the destructive power of sin far more convincingly than many Christian writers have latterly managed to do. Continue Reading »
Punished for Getting Married
by Leah Libresco SargeantOne of the cruelest marriage penalties in America’s tax and benefits regime is reserved for the most vulnerable—the poor and disabled. Continue Reading »
Sacred Sex
by W. Bradford Wilcox and Wendy WangFor most men and women, endowing sex, not to mention marriage itself, with a sense of sacredness leads not to depression and divorce court but to strong and satisfying unions. Continue Reading »
Destroying Marriage in Order to Save It
by Daniel Frost and Robert P. GeorgeThe normalization of non-monogamy would change what people think they are getting into when they get married, and how they go about it. Continue Reading »
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