Here's a fascinating little piece out of the Associated Press (Associated Press, 12/1/09). Domestic violence experts say that most victims usually recant after reporting their partners committed the abuse. As a result, the majority of domestic...

We hear a pretty constant murmur from both feminists and others complaining that dads don't do as much housework and childcare as women do.  These people invariably (as far as I've seen) ignore the well-documented and easy-to-find fact that the...

“You’re playing with such a fundamental thing, the foundation of a child’s life is their loyalty and bonding with their parents. Parental alienation affects not only the family but spreads to a multi-family level with grandparents, other family...

Is this article by Hanna Rosin an all-time low (Slate, 11/30/09)?  Probably not, but it's close. Here are a couple of its best gems:he updated domestic-violence laws accidentally created a new mythical woman: the Female Abuser. Never mind that the...

The Lisa Miller/Janet Jenkins case has been in the news and in the courts for a long, long time.  Here's the latest (Edge Boston, 11/30/09). The two women were lovers and formed a civil union under Vermont law.  Miller became pregnant via artificial...