Privacy outside the bedroom has essentially disappeared. The family is no longer sacrosanct. The sphere of parental influence and authority has been greatly reduced. Every locality has government officers eager to reinterpret discipline as abuse and to regulate the family function of raising children. The ease of divorce means that marriage, once a source of strength, dissolves under the slightest stress.
Freedom requires strong and independent people.
Ever since the New Deal, the weight of government has been against such a people. We must reverse this course before we forget what it means to be strong and independent. The Democrats are not going to change their agenda. If Republicans are to make a difference, they must pursue goals that will attract strong appointees who will sacrifice career for principle. Would you like to see them add this columnist to their newspaper.