No, but with an incendiary title like "The Russian Effort to Obliterate Marriage" with nothing to indicate that the article is 80 years old, it is extremely misleading. And while I might know the history, there are obviously several posters here who didn't read carefully enough to notice the date!
Clue: Don't assume that every poster or lurker is going to read every word of an article -- or in many cases, even read the article at all-- before making assumptions and comments on the subject. It's those of us who DID read it that are commenting on the fact that the date should have been more prominent -- especially to illustrate "the similarities between the state of marriage the US and that of 1926 Communist Russia", you say was your major point.
There are people who comment just because they like to comment on the topic and discuss it. I’m not trying to control that. People obviously enjoy doing it and it’s not my thing to try to control everybody else’s behavior. They often jump in to participate in discussion on the topic without actually reading the related article. I guess if you want to get everyone’s cell phone number and call them to make sure they understand each article they’re posting too, go ahead. It’s just not my thing. Anyway - glad you weren’t mislead or confused by the posting. Bravo.
BTW: Based on click-through rates - only about 40% who click on articles at FR actually read the full articles. Some percentage post comments without reading any more than the title.
In fact, I’ve just posted one “Why McCain is Losing” - everybody’s got an opinion - it’s a popular thread - but only about 25% are clicking through to read the article.