In the culture wars, fair fights are hard to come by. Sometimes the odds are so stacked against you, that you hardly feel like wading…
Pantheon, 2003. “Hell is other people,” existentialist Jean Paul Sartre once said. That about summarises the philosophy of Laura Kipnis. Her book offers a very…
Harper Collins, 2002. Marriage is a problem, argues Wilson. That is, it is in a problematic state. Marriage is good for societies, for individuals, and…
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS), which was established as part of the Family Law Act 1975, began operations in 1980. It was meant,…
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…
Pro-family forces have long warned about declining fertility rates and the erosion of parenthood. When a woman who is known more for her commitment to…
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…
The latest ABS catalogue on marriage and divorce says that 4 out of 10 marriages will eventually end in divorce. Over the years the divorce…
The West Australian Labor Opposition has called for the establishment of a children’s rights body. Various elements have been proposed, including a children’s advocate, a…
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…
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,…
The appointment of Mrs Marie Coleman as Acting Director of the Institute of Family Studies furnishes an eloquent illustration of the kind of Institute the…
The United Nations has declared 1994 to be the International Year of the Family. The UN has said that the main purpose of the Year…
Several weeks ago U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle caused a minor uproar concerning comments he made about television character Murphy Brown’s out-of-wedlock birth. The liberal-left…
Bonus Books, 1989. A number of helpful books critical of feminism and the sexual revolution have appeared, including Midge Decter’s The New Chastity and Other…