I thought contributors here tended to keep in mind ideas like Chesterton’s Fence and “building institutions is hard.” But I think it’s important to recognize that just because people should have the right do something, doesn’t mean it’s good to encourage that thing. People shouldn’t feel forced or trapped in unhappy marriages, but it’s also not good for kids (particularly poor kids) and in some cases even the parents if we provide incentives to have lots of single parent homes.
I thought contributors here tended to keep in mind ideas like Chesterton’s Fence and “building institutions is hard.” But I think it’s important to recognize that just because people should have the right do something, doesn’t mean it’s good to encourage that thing. People shouldn’t feel forced or trapped in unhappy marriages, but it’s also not good for kids (particularly poor kids) and in some cases even the parents if we provide incentives to have lots of single parent homes.