Doubleday, 2001. This new book by the former Education Secretary under President Reagan is an examination of how the family is unraveling in Western society.…
The battle over motherhood continues unabated, with a recent controversy re-igniting a long standing debate. In the one corner are those who feel that government…
John Garratt Publishing, 2001. Two out of ten. If you want a quick scorecard approach to how the authors in this book line up on…
Given the overwhelming community rejection of calls to allow singles and lesbians to have access to IVF, the supporters of such a move have resorted…
In the last few months they have come out in favour of legalising drugs, X-rated videos, surrogacy and euthanasia. They have recently called for accepting…
In the brave new world of the 1990s, a number of emerging technological possibilities pose a threat to the family unit. The ability to ascertain…
Basic Books, 1995. Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it…
As one who has grown up in, and been a part of, the counter-culture of the 60’s and 70’s, I want to examine the way…
Institute of Economic Affairs, 1995. Patricia Morgan, an English sociologist, here examines the social condition of the family in Britain and the US. She contends…
In a few days around 40,000 delegates will arrive in China to attend the World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing. The conference,…
Australia has been asked to respond to a United Nations program, the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children. Called the Program…
Institute of Economic Affairs, 1992. The debate about whether there are any deleterious effects of broken homes and fatherless families is pretty much over in…
Not long ago the Pope came out with an attack on television, claiming that it was anti-family and undermined traditional values. Critics quickly responded saying…
It cannot be denied that Martina Navratilova is a great tennis player. But can she be as successful at motherhood? The tennis star and up-front…
A new social movement in America is advocating some very sensible policy proposals while arguing for pro-family values. The communitarian movement, as it is called,…
California, for those who know anything about that famous American state, is regarded by many as a land of fruits and nuts. All things weird…
Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga,1993. Book reviewers occasionally face the dilemma of having to review a publication that is in all respects…
The Rockford Institute, 1988. “We are busily unmaking one of the proudest social achievements in the nineteenth century, which was to take married women out…
Ignatius Press, 1991. The family has faced assorted threats throughout history. The French and Russian revolutions come to mind as two especially hostile forces to…
I am beginning to suspect a conspiracy. A conspiracy of silence, of cover-ups, of misleading information. A conspiracy of what? – ASIO nefariousness? American imperialism?…