Posted by
Adam Graham on Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:50:28 PM
Do we want to do something about the problems of the Black Community? Than we must do something about the problem of fatherlessness.
This Reuters story on fatherlessness is the lead item on tonight's podcast. The costs of fatherlessness and single parenthood to our society and its children are astounding. Liberals tend to seek out government social programs that address symptoms, rather than dealing with the root of the problem: family decline. Sadly, many would rather pretend all lifestyle and family choices are equal in the face of evidence that says they are not.
Also, Republicans apparently reaached a deal with Democrats to allow the disclosure of pork-laden secret earmarks in federal spending bills. I've been a critic of the Republican Minority when they've deserved it, but standing firm on this is key.
It's also a small victory (and even that's been called into doubt by some stories since I finished recording an hour ago) but if we can get to the point where our politicians are at least openly spending their pork rather than doing it secretyly, we'll have made progress. (Hat Tip: Instapundit.)
Meanwhile, a study points out serious flaws in reports on abstinence programs. It seems that in order to get favored results, certain programs were cherry picked which included some common features that greatly increased the risk of failure.
To say teaching abstinence doesn't work is silly. Some programs don't work well or aren't thought out. That doesn't mean programs can't work, only that a few haven't. There are a multitude of different programs and to declare they all "don't work" is merely wishful thinking. But what can we expect from the American left.
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