All true, and well said. But what stands out for me is the implied catch-22 of defining agency as the necessary ingredient for that portion of the population that lacks those values and is disproportionately represented in the statistics. A productive approach, whether you agree with Glenn about American culpability or not, has to therefore center on providing those values. This is traditionally the function of the family but with 70% of black babies born to single mothers the issue then becomes how to replace that family structure. I think the black church is the only institution with the standing to do this, and I hope to see increased involvement in providing education and social services to their community. There is a good bipartisan study by AEI/Brookings recently if anyone is interested in some policy suggestions.
All true, and well said. But what stands out for me is the implied catch-22 of defining agency as the necessary ingredient for that portion of the population that lacks those values and is disproportionately represented in the statistics. A productive approach, whether you agree with Glenn about American culpability or not, has to therefore center on providing those values. This is traditionally the function of the family but with 70% of black babies born to single mothers the issue then becomes how to replace that family structure. I think the black church is the only institution with the standing to do this, and I hope to see increased involvement in providing education and social services to their community. There is a good bipartisan study by AEI/Brookings recently if anyone is interested in some policy suggestions.
Link? Please.
AEI-Brookings-Rebalancing-Children-First-FINAL-REPORT-FEB-8-2022.pdf
https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AEI-Brookings-Rebalancing-Children-First-FINAL-REPORT-FEB-8-2022.pdf?x91208
Thank you.