The reason that the large proportion of female-headed families in the black community is a problem is not because they're headed by women, but because these families are overwhelmingly impoverished families.

The problems we see today are going to be a hell of a lot worse in 10 years if we're not willing to face up to them.

The worst thing we could do is impose time limits and then expect people to sink or swim once they move off welfare.

The black kids are more likely to live in segregated neighborhoods. They're influenced by styles and habits and patterns of behavior that have racial restricti…

To bear many children is considered not only a religious blessing but also an investment. The greater their number, some Indians reason, the more alms they can…

In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest-usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation-and in a family of peasants, wh…

The most important thing about marriage is that the man must not let the woman feel downtrodden simply because she is a woman and he is a man.