Family Values

James Dobson's Rudy problem James Dobson's Rudy problem

Endorsing GOP front-runner Giuliani would be anathema to Dobson's evangelical base, but his "third-party" alternative could be a boon for Democrats.
By Joe Conason Oct 5, 2007

  • I have the hots for my stepson

    He's 17, and I know it's wrong, but I think he has the hots for me, too.
    By Cary Tennis July 17, 2007

  • We are a family

    Black Jack, Mo., says no marriage certificate, no home. The Shelltrack-Lovings are fighting back.
    By Sarah Goldstein March 23, 2006

  • No Bush, please -- we're Canadian

    Canada just elected a right-wing prime minister, Stephen Harper. But he had to distance himself as far as possible from George W. Bush to win.
    By David Beers January 25, 2006

  • Still an angel?

    Ashley Smith was sainted by conservatives for reading "The Purpose-Driven Life" to her captor. Now she admits to also giving him crystal meth.
    By Mark Follman October 1, 2005

  • Should we two mommies tell our child who the sperm donor was?

    I think the child will want to know who the father was, but my partner is concerned about interference and complications.
    By Cary Tennis January 3, 2007

  • Are babies not equally innocent?

    Bill Bennett's statement about blacks and crime shows that we have not yet achieved America's greatest value: Equality.
    By Cecelie S. Berry September 30, 2005

  • "Get moving"

    Wes Clark talks about cleaning up the mess in Iraq and says Democrats better start convincing Americans that they can keep our country safe.
    By Tim Grieve June 20, 2005

  • Right Hook

    Evangelicals in awe of hostage hero Ashley Smith fire up the family-values campaign, while Limbaugh and Coulter bash feminists.
    By Mark Follman March 18, 2005

  • Announcing the "natural family"

    After California's ruling in defense of same-sex marriage, religious conservatives launch a new line of attack in the morality wars.
    By Julia Scott March 17, 2005

  • Sweetheart deal

    Republican congressman Steven LaTourette of Ohio left his wife for a female aide who now makes a lucrative career out of lobbying his committee.
    By Cliff Schecter October 5, 2004

  • Family values, down the toilet

    Republican women rationalize that Arnold Schwarzenegger "supports family." Mark that endorsement the death knell of GOP claims to represent traditional family values.
    By Robert Scheer September 24, 2003

  • Onward, Christian soldiers

    With its allies now controlling Congress and the White House, the religious right launches a crusade to cleanse America of sin. The first battlefield: Women's bodies.
    By Louise Witt January 3, 2003

  • The nuclear family takes a hit

    Census data deals a blow to an American icon -- and the conservative groups that promote it.
    By Amy Benfer June 7, 2001

  • Raging polygamy menace threatens the United States!

    As Utah cracks down on multiple-wife holder Tom Green, decent Americans ask: When will this depraved wildfire be extinguished?
    By Chris Colin May 17, 2001

  • Dr. Bad News

    After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up.
    By Cathy Young October 3, 2000

  • The war over Dr. Laura

    A gay activist boycott of the conservative radio host backfires when the religious right jumps in.
    By Kerry Lauerman June 20, 2000

  • Southern governors declare war on divorce

    But their methods ignore social science, solutions and their neediest constituents.
    By Lisa Moricoli Latham January 24, 2000

  • Art meets life meets art

    In his new collection, "Trappings," Richard Howard makes an old question shine again.
    By Melanie Rehak December 17, 1999

  • The long shot

    Gary Bauer talks about why he's running for president.
    By Susan Crabtree November 8, 1999

  • Brains for hire

    William Bennett offers unofficial counsel to a number of Republican presidential wannabes.
    By Jake Tapper October 26, 1999

  • Millennial family values

    Sociologist Stephanie Coontz on how American leaders have spent more time on the Clinton sex scandal than they have on issues that will affect the families of the future.
    By Stephanie Coontz November 30, 1998

  • A resounding moral defeat for the moralizers

    Richard Rodriguez declares Tuesday's elections to be a resounding moral defeat for the moralizers
    By Richard Rodriguez November 5, 1998

  • A resounding moral defeat for the moralizers

    American voters refuse to bow before the high priests of scolding.
    By Richard Rodriguez November 5, 1998

  • Dear Daughter: Go to jail. Love, Mom

    Pro-family advocates would rather pass judgment on Monica Lewinsky's mom than on the government forcing her to testify against her child.
    By Lori Leibovich and Dawn MacKeen April 8, 1998
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