[Orangedog]

Dr. Baskerville blames the “divorce industry” for high divorce rates. At times, he seems to imply that the government essentially goes into homes and tears families apart. But, as Baskerville well knows, it’s a spouse (indeed, often the wife) who goes to court to file for divorce. Even though women are more likely to file for divorce than men, spouses are obviously leaving marriages for a reason. So it’s difficult for me to see how courts—or the divorce industry—are the primarily problem. I agree that it’s a good idea to re-analyze these laws and consider longer waiting periods, but it still seems to me that Baskerville overemphasizes the supposedly nefarious role of the courts. Why is it that few, if any, scholars share Baskerville’s perspective?

Doesn't look like this guy or any of his vaunted "scholars" have ever been on the receiving end of the industry whose very existance he questions. They would likely have a better understanding of just which rights are ignored if it ever happened to them. But then, a lot of the sheep in this country don't think anything like this could ever happen to them...that is, until it does. A thousand plagues upon their houses.

[RogerFGay]

Scholars with the Institute for American Values apparently find concepts like individual rights and rule of law incomprehensible. The National Fatherhood Initiative chose someone who actively campaigns against fathers' rights as co-editor of their political pamphlet called "Father Facts."

There are times when real-life is stranger than fiction.