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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.
— , The History of Freedom and Other Essays [1907]
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Love and Marriage
Good and Bad Marriage, Boon and Bane to Health
By SHARON LERNER
In the early 1970's, demographers began to notice a strange pattern in life span data: married people tended to live longer than their single, divorced and widowed counterparts. The so-called marriage benefit persists today, with married people generally less likely to have surgery and […]
Even More on Marriage
There seems to have been a flurry of research related to the study of what makes for good marriages. The results are, I'm pleased to say, in accordance with natural law AND the teachings of the Catholic Church. It's time for the prodigal son (secular society) to come home after learning […]
More About Marriage
U.S. Compiles Divorce Statistics By LAURA MECKLER "One in three marriages will end in divorce during their first 10 years, with certain couples more likely to split up than others, a government survey finds. People who marry young, have less money, are not religious and whose parents are divorced are more […]
Ah…Natural Law
Cohabiting can make marriage an iffy proposition
Even married, men may still feel less committed
An expert addressing a "Smart Marriages" conference this week will drop research on his colleagues that may indeed make some Americans smart.
Researcher Scott Stanley's case is this: Women living unmarried with guys and expecting a lasting, committed marriage down the line […]
