I Have A (Pro-Life) Dream.

On 05.16.06, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By admin

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

Note to readers: During the last week of May 2006, I participated in an on-line debate at www.marriagedebate.com My opponent asked me whether I didn’t really want to ban contraception, saying, “Don’t tell me what you think is possible. Surely you have a dream.” This is my response.

Thank you for asking. As a matter of fact, I do have a dream.

I have a dream that some day, every child will be conceived from an act of true love between parents who love each other, are married to each other, and eagerly welcome him. I have a dream that every child will spend his childhood with those parents who brought him into being. Parents see the value of the small society they have created between themselves and their children, and do everything humanly possible to sustain that society. (more…)

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WHEN IN ROME…

On 02.16.06, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By admin

(This article is based on my talk in Rome entitled, “The European Union Meltdown.” It deals with the fact that Europeans and other industrialized nations are simply not reproducing enough to maintain their population. There are a number of factors to blame for this, but the major one I see has to do with the European welfare state and its repercussions. )

Politicians have short attention spans. A long-term plan is the length of an election cycle. We are so dominated by politics that we forget that other institutions have longer planning horizons. The Catholic Church, for instance, famously thinks in terms of centuries. I got a demonstration of this last weekend in Rome, of all places. (more…)

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Rebuilding Civil Society In New Orleans

On 09.12.05, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By admin

by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse

First publishes at Townhall.com on September 12, 2005.

We all know that rebuilding the physical infrastructure of New Orleans will require tremendous resources. But rebuilding the civil society of the Big Easy will require just as much effort, and has so far gotten almost no attention. That’s because most of our opinion-making elites do not want to see that marriage is the cornerstone of civil society. And the images of Katrina demonstrate this, if we are willing to see. (more…)

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Do Kids Celebrate “Family Diversity?”

On 06.05.05, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By admin

by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D

This article was published June 5, 2005 in National Catholic Register.

Debating family policy is part of my job. Recently, I was the lone supporter of opposite sex marriage on a panel of people actively promoting same-sex marriage and group marriage. On another occasion, I crossed swords with Stephanie Coontz, author of several books celebrating the diversity of family forms. One of the arguments I keep hearing is the “diversity of families,” argument. It goes something like this. (more…)

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What Dads Do

On 01.30.05, In Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D, By admin

Social science has shown beyond any shadow of a doubt that dads matter. But there is a lot of controversy over what exactly dads contribute. It isn’t just that two-parent households have more income, although they do. (more…)

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