There was a time when we condemned single mothers for subjecting children to the poverty, abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse that goes with fatherlessness. Now, we give them financial incentives and victim status to do this to children, then pretend the father is to blame for being “absent”, and just omit the fact that it was these incentives and her “choice” that made him “absent” in the first place. Either we turn our backs on abused children and pat ourselves on the back for being politically correct, or we make reforms as this insightful report suggests.

The only part of “Family Violence in America: The Truth about Domestic Violence and Child Abuse” that I disagree with is the presumption that the policymakers are unaware of the harm they are doing to children. I think its more of a situation where they wear blinders and will continue to do this to children as long as they can get away with it. After all, children have no money to contribute through special interest groups, they can’t vote, and they are too young to understand. Meanwhile, the fat cats get fatter as they pander to the special interest groups who put money (Bar Associations) and politics (feminists) above the safety, health, and well-being of children.