February 2012
8 posts
Family Ties
Family Ties, Without Tying the Knot
This week, New Jersey becomes the latest state to take up a same-sex marriage bill. But the Pew Research Center tells us that fewer Americans are marrying, suggesting that younger people are looking for other ways to define “family.”
Why are lawmakers so hung up on marriage? If fewer Americans are choosing to marry, what are the legal implications for...