The nuclear family is the best option for children and society / Traditional ideas of family are outdated and must evolve to be relevant in modern society / The breakdown of marriage norms hurts society / Marriage, parenthood, and public policy / Poverty and income inequality hurt children more than family structure / Single-parent families exacerbate income inequality / There is a double standard in single parenting / Single parenting is difficult but very satisfying / Single motherhood is demanding / Single fatherhood is difficult / Children need fathers to provide stability and act as role models / Children are not necessarily damaged by the absence of fathers / Stronger federal economic and social policies would help single-parent families / Federal policies discourage marriage and perpetuate government dependence / The government should be promoting marriage / The government should not be promoting marriage / New benefits of marriage study actually hints at the horrors of middle age / Family planning is essential to strengthening families and helping children / Single parents should be better educated / How mandatory minimums forced me to send more than 1,000 nonviolent drug offenders to federal prison / Immigration reform would benefit many single-parent families / A minimum-wage hike would help single-parent families / A minimum-wage hike would not benefit single-parent families