January 1, 2006

The Year of Domesticity - New York Times

Once again David Brooks hits the nail squarely on the head. Worth reading his whole piece by clicking below.

The Year of Domesticity - New York Times: "When you look back over the essays of 2005, you find many that dealt with the big foreign policy issues of the year, but also an amazing number that dealt with domesticity. That's because the deeper you get into economic or social problems - national competitiveness, poverty, school performance, incarceration - the more you realize the answers lie with good parenting and good homes.
Hirshman has it exactly backward. Power is in the kitchen. The big problem is not the women who stay there but the men who leave. "

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