What Next: Can Marriage Fix America?

Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the
benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this
institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and
pundits as means to address American poverty, even as it loses
popularity? We consider the public meltdown over lower marriage
rates and the renewed interest in ending no-fault divorce. 
Guest: Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried
Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation and writer-at-large for
New York magazine.  If you enjoy this show, please consider
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