So posits the Washington Times, which has some encouraging news:
… a number of key indicators ? divorce, unwed childbirth and teen pregnancy, among others ? are either pointing in positive directions or have stopped moving in negative ones for the first time in decades. …
The drop in teen pregnancy is the most dramatic: A 10 percent decline in two years. … the divorce rate decreased slightly from 1991-2001 in the states that do collect data … we are now less likely to divorce than at any time in recent decades. … unwed childbearing, which has stopped growing relative to the population and hasn’t changed much since 1995 … From 1995 to 2000, the proportion of black children living with a married couple increased by about 4 percent.
