'Summer of Love' series: A case for marriage
August 28, 2024
An invention of the patriarchy, an obstacle to sexual freedom, a waste of money, something for rich people - it may sound harsh, but that's how many people see marriage these days. But Brad Wilcox says that's not only sad - it's wrong. He is director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, where he researches the health of marriage in America.
He's also a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative public policy think tank. In his book, "Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy The Elites, Forge Strong Families, And Save Civilization," he brings together his years of research to make the argument for why some people are getting marriage all wrong. We talk with him as part of MORNING EDITION's Summer of Love series.
It used to be, obviously, people would marry for protection. They would marry to consolidate wealth - right? - or for diplomatic reasons, to protect kids. There are lots of other ways to do those things now. So does marriage still do something for us that nothing else does?
