Eve Tushnet

in the New York Times: ...Eleven years after her husband went to prison, Ms. Hamilton followed his advice to divorce, but she didn’t remarry. Like other women in communities with high rates of incarceration, she faced a shortage of potential mates. Because more than 90 percent of prisoners are . . . . Continue Reading »

blogs: In my latest working paper, co-authored with Oliver Richards, we argue that recent fertility increases in developed countries may only be the beginning. From the abstract: We propose that the recent rise in the fertility rate in developed countries is the beginning of a broad-based increase . . . . Continue Reading »

reports: While you vowed to stick together for richer and poorer, what happens day to day in between these two extremes is probably what matters most. And your employment status may be the most telling harbinger of divorce. Research conducted at the University of Ohio and published by the American . . . . Continue Reading »

“Pope: Easy Annulments Undercut the Value of Marriage,” USA Today: Pope Benedict XVI says granting annulments too easily is undercutting the value of lifelong marriage. In a speech Saturday, he asked the Vatican’s highest appeals court to consider reviewing church rules on marriage . . . . Continue Reading »

feature: ...Although The Threshold Centre, as the community is called, is open to all ages (the youngest resident they have had, was two) and most residents like the green and spiritual aspect of the centre, co-housing is being touted as an antidote to the chronic loneliness many people face in old . . . . Continue Reading »

asks: A few months ago, Nicki Roswell had a knock on her door. A neighbour needed the back of her dress laced up and didn’t have anyone to do it for her. Ms. Roswell sympathized, since she lives alone herself, and fastened the woman’s clothing.The two are residents of Liberty Village, a . . . . Continue Reading »

at Time.com: Are today’s young adults struggling for too long, unable to leave the nest after years of helicopter parenting—-or are they just reliving the same issues that previously stumped their elders? New York Times magazine writer Robin Marantz Henig and her daughter Samantha Henig, . . . . Continue Reading »

Beginning today and continuing through Friday, we will be highlighting the expert analysis and thoughtful recommendations of 12 pastors, scholars and opinion leaders from across the country. They respond to the recently released report titled Does the Shape of Families Shape Faith? Challenging . . . . Continue Reading »

Hollywood reports: Bravo is stepping a little outside of its wheelhouse with its latest reality series order. The network announced Wednesday that it has given the green light to Extreme Guide to Parenting (working title). The unscripted effort from Punched in the Head is intended to offer a candid . . . . Continue Reading »

reports: China’s “Little Emperors” — the generations of only-children born under the government’s rigid “one child” policy — are living up to their name. A study published Thursday in the journal Science has found that compared with two groups of people . . . . Continue Reading »