"More than most Westerners, Americans believe deeply, madly, truly in the sanctity of marriage. But we also have some of the most liberal divorce laws in the developed world, and one of the highest divorce rates. We sentimentalize the family, but boast one of the highest rates of unwed births. We're more pro-life than Europeans, but we tolerate a much more persmissive aboriton regime than countries like Germany or France. We wring our hands over stem cell research, but our fertility clinics are among the least regulated in the world.
In other words, we're conservative right up until the moment that it costs us."
Source: Ross Douthat, "The Unfunny Truth." The New York Times , 10 August 2009.
Monday, August 10, 2009
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