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In the divisive, partisan political debates in D.C., the term 'grand bargain' refers to a deal in which each side gives up a dearly held position to get what they [...]

SUDDENLY, IT'S IN BOTH PARTIES' INTERESTS TO FIGHT THE BROADER DECLINE OF MARRIAGE. HERE'S THE CASE FOR A 'MARRIAGE OPPORTUNITY' AGENDA. Make marriage achievable for all who seek it. At [...]

The Age of Responsibility: Luck, Choice, and the Welfare State by Yascha Mounk Harvard University Press, 288 pp. Yascha Mounk surged into public view last year with the release of [...]

Michael Lind writes: In his insightful and important essay 'Taking Liberty' (Washington Monthly, April 2005), William Galston, one of contemporary America's leading social and political thinkers, is right to insist [...]

George W. Bush's second inaugural address, with its sweeping rhetoric about the spread of freedom abroad and at home, sparked strong but varied reactions. Most of the president's conservative supporters [...]

It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good By Rick Santorum Intercollegiate Studies Institute, $25.00 This is not an easy book for a moderate Democrat to review because its [...]

David Popenoe The Free Press, $25 For years, many traditional liberals considered the phrase 'family values' little more than code for right-wing intolerance. When Dan Quayle attacked Murphy Brown, they [...]

George Feifer The New Press, $25 By William A. Galston For years, many traditional liberals considered the phrase 'family values' little more than code for right-wing intolerance. When Dan Quayle [...]

Presents information on a second inaugural address delivered by U.S. President George W. Bush. Causes of terrorism according to Bush; Advantages of the war launched against Iraq; Actions taken by Bush to address the issues surrounding the Social Security Administration; Guiding principles that liberals must follow to promote liberal freedom.

The article discusses how former U.S. President Bill Clinton reconceived his presidency after listening to outside advice for his 1995 State of the Union address, and how current President Barack Obama can do the same. It relates how the success of the 1995 State of the Union address led to the re-election of Clinton. It highlights some of the points made by Clinton in the 1995 address. It outlines the author's advice to Obama regarding the 2011 State of the Union address.

The article presents information on the establishment of Marriage Opportunity Council in the U.S. It discusses the importance of marriage for several reasons including creation of family and strengthening of social bonds by it, for being a wealth-producing institution, and also for being most pro-child institution in society.