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As the divorce rate plummets at the top of American society and rises at the bottom, the widening “marriage gap” is breeding inequality. There is a widening gulf between how the best- and least-educated Americans approach marriage and child-rearing. Among the elite (excluding film stars), the nuclear family is holding up quite well. Only 4% of the children of mothers with college degrees are born out of wedlock. And the divorce rate among college-educated women has plummeted. Of those who first tied the knot between 1975 and 1979, 29% were divorced within ten years. Among those who first married between...

In an article today (1 October) by Kelly Brewington, the Baltimore Sun takes Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett to task for his unusual comment on his radio show this week. The article is focused mostly on the reactions to that comment. The reporter writes, "Democrat leaders leapt on Bennett, a prominent Republican analyst, describing his statement as the latest in a long trail of public comments by white conservatives unfairly linking blacks to crime and sexuality." Source: hard copy, Baltimore Sun, page 6A, 10/01/0522 Here is Bennett's statement, "...if you wanted to reduce crime, if that were your sole purpose,...

EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENERS There seems to be a lot of work in the Nuze today from listeners. Here's another.  This particular listener has written an addendum for the employee handbooks for airport security screeners.  Great job! Remember who you are dealing with. You are not a member of a SWAT team who kicked down the door of a dangerous drug dealer and found a traveler on the other side. These are just ordinary citizens who want to fly home to see Aunt Martha.  Most of you will never, ever encounter a genuine terrorist. And while you must...