Tag: family breakdown

Unmarried Parents Far More Likely to Split Before Their Children Become Teenagers

Parents who cohabit but never marry are far more likely to split up before their child becomes a teenager, a study has found. According to a report published by the Marriage Foundation on Monday, 46 per cent of 14-year-olds in the UK are no longer living with both natural parents. By the time their first-born…


How Marxism Broke Down the Nuclear Family

Commentary Marriage is an institution uniquely apt for the rearing and nourishing of children, an open-ended task calling parents to assume an attitude of love and commitment toward children. Conversely, divorce undermines the family unit and deprives children of an intact biological family. Karl Marx recommended the abolition of marriage in his Communist Manifesto, stating…


Why Is Crime and Poverty a Family Affair?

Commentary Although crime and poverty rates are two issues that are widely discussed within the American political discourse, the needle hasn’t been moved in minimizing either. Each side of the political duopoly continues to pontificate its perspective on strategies to alleviate poverty and crime, yet both issues have continued to persist and sometimes even worsen….