Family
Do Arguments Against Polygamy Hold Up?
Reasons to oppose recognition of polyamorous relationships don't do well under scrutiny.
No Solid Libertarian Argument Against Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
The state should not be involved in marriage. But libertarians who think that this is all that need be said are wrong.
That Time George W. Bush Offered to Officiate a Lesbian Wedding
The milestone you missed
Family Leave Policies Are Supposed to Help Women. Instead, They Trap Them.
Yes, there are unintended consequences to requiring employers to offer family leave benefits.
Abolish the Family? Or Just Hobble Parents So They Don't Give Kids 'Unfair' Advantages?
"Harrison Bergeron" was not intended as a how-to manual
Hacking Marriage
Polyamory, creative prenups, platonic co-parenting, open marriage, and the power of contracts
Police Say Kidnapping Medical Marijuana Activist's 11-Year-Old Son Is for 'the Child's Well-Being'
Shona Banda's son is back in state custody as she awaits criminal charges.
Kansas Activist Could Face Felony Charges Because Her 11-Year-Old Son Challenged Anti-Pot Propaganda
Medical marijuana user fights for custody of her son after police find a few ounces of cannabis in her home.
Rand Paul: Trapped in an Unwinnable War of Gay Marriage Semantics
His efforts to get his position across don't seem to be working, but whose fault is that?
Florida Moves to Eliminate Lifelong Alimony
The bill has been panned as "anti-woman, anti-marriage, and anti-traditional family."
Oklahoma Bill Would Legalize Gay Marriage. This Apparently Bothers Democrats and Gays. (CORRECTED)
A freak-out over the end of marriage licenses.
Arrest Warrant Issued for Florida Mom Who Refuses to Get Son Circumcised
What's the state's interest in this boy's foreskin?
The Black Family in 1965 and Today
Poor black neighborhoods are not the unassisted creation of poor black people, but largely the malignant result of factors beyond their control.
This Mom Lost Custody After She Left Her Kid Alone at Home for 90 Minutes
A Canadian court is set to decide whether to criminalize latchkey kids-or at least their parents.
Vietnam Now Allows, But Does Not Officially Recognize, Same-Sex Marriage
The most permissive approach to gay unions in Southeast Asia
Both Gay and Heterosexual Marriages Are Equally Stable
It's past time for gays and lesbians to be given the opportunity to wed. The evidence suggests that they will do no worse in marriage than their fellow heterosexual citizens have done.
Stop Referring to Gay Marriage as 'Marriage Equality'
How can one argue that gay marriage is OK but polygamy is not?
The Countercultural Appeal of 19 Kids and Counting
Considering most of what we see on TV, the Duggar family is basically transgressive.
Straight Couples Getting Kinky? Blame Gay Marriage.
More arguments that gay dudes getting married hurts straight women
The Creepy Statism of Utah's Defense of Traditional Marriage
Won't somebody think of the children? And of having more and more and more of them?
Of Course the Law Should Tolerate Plural Marriages
A legal battle in Utah shows how misguided a crackdown on polygamy can be.
Parts of Anti-Polygamy Law in Utah Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge
Thanks to reality television