At the heart of the turn toward family policy in the developed world lies the breakdown of the family as a social institution. Policymakers across the globe are belatedly recognizing what social conservatives have been insisting for decades: that the family plays an indispensable role in bringing children into the world, forming their character, and knitting them into a broader communal and civic fabric. Without stable, functioning families, everything from crime rates to welfare spending will rise, and Americans' quality of life will deteriorate.
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