Will legalising same sex marriage lead to the legalisation of polygamous marriage? Claims that it might are typically met with accusations of scare-mongering. However, in a provocative article for Slate, Jillian Keenan – an enthusiastic support of same sex marriage – not only accepts the legal recognition of polygamy as a possibility, but regards it […]
Marry in haste, repent at leisure: a piece of advice that seems as pertinent as ever, even in the age of the quickie divorce. Advice that more and more people seem to be taking onboard, given the rising average age of first marriage (although one can marry in haste at any age). In his column […]
It’s called the ‘capstone’ model of marriage – i.e. not getting married until you’re established “professionally, personally, and relationship-wise.” Writing for Slate, Bradford Wilcox, one of the authors of a major academic study of marriage in America, says that delayed marriage seems to work out nicely – for some: “This capstone model is paying big […]
Family instability is as big a problem in the US as it is in the UK. The difference is that Americans are allowed to discuss the issue openly, whereas, in Britain, there’s only one kind of marriage you can promote without seeming a dreadful bigot. Over the next three days, the Deep End will be […]
Shell-shocked Republicans are still trying to work out how they managed to lose to Barack Obama. Demographic change is one of the favoured explanations/excuses – in particular the growth of America’s Hispanic population. However, in an important piece for the Weekly Standard, Jonathan Last argues that there’s another, much more important demographic factor at work […]
The New York Times is a liberal newspaper, but that didn’t stop them from publishing a mammoth feature on the relationship between family structure and economic inequality. Aptly entitled Two classes, divided by ‘I do’, Jason DeParle’s report lays out the facts: "College-educated Americans… are increasingly likely to marry one another, compounding their growing advantages […]
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. In this age of individualism, a few individuals are pushing the idea to the limit by getting ‘married’ to themselves. Here’s an example from America and here’s one from Taiwan. Let’s wish these happy, er, singles the best of luck, because if things don’t work out, […]
Japan has discovered a different path towards unsustainable indebtedness – demographic implosion. Business Insider sets out the jaw-dropping facts: Japan has 127 million people today. By 2040, it will be 106 million, a decline of 20 percent. By 2040, the working age population will shrink from 81 million to 57 million, a decline of 30 percent. In 2008, barely […]
Steve Baker is the Member of Parliament for Wycombe. It’s been said that marriage is a social institution and that society is entitled to change it. I agree and, for my part, I do not have any difficulty with same-sex couples establishing themselves in permanent, loving relationships known as “marriage”. However, it is a mistake […]
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