On the heels of yet another mass shooting, we are once again hearing renewed calls to repeal the Second Amendment or make ownership of some (or all) weapons illegal. But
There's no question that America is facing real crises. But trying to repeal the Second Amendment or pass laws banning the sale or ownership of firearms isn't a solution.
Tragedies such as the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday have a habit of becoming political before the bodies have even been counted. But if there’s one thing everyone can and should agree on, it is that none of this is normal.
In the wake of the Parkland massacre, the age-old question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” has a newfound relevance. As another mass school shooting stuns Americans, it is time to talk about not just how to protect students from shooters, but also about what must happen so that fewer students become shooters in the first place. It is crucial to talk about how more American children can grow up with the emotional, psychological, and spiritual security that comes from relationships where one is deeply cared for, connected, and known.
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INTRODUCTION
Policymakers at last are coming to recognize the connection
between the breakdown of American families and various social
problems. The unfolding debate over welfare reform, for instance,
has been shaped by the wide acceptance in recent years that
children born into single-parent families are much more likely than
children of intact families to fall into poverty and welfare
dependence themselves in later years. These children, in fact, face
a daunting array of problems.
While this link between illegitimacy and chronic welfare
dependency now is better understood, policymakers also need to
appreciate another strong and disturbing pattern evident in