Again, I don’t mean to pick on poor Bristol but her breakup is one of those moments that catalyze important debates. In another post, I probed under what circumstances an unmarried, teen mother ought to consider putting a baby up for adoption. Here, I want to ask a different question: how hard should Bristol and…

We have growing numbers of unemployed journalsits. We have zillions of dollars being spent by the federal government, a recipe for mismanagement. How about we employ some of these out of work journalists to evaluate and monitor the prorams to improve their quality? Sargent Shriver, the first director of the Peace Corps, hired a young…

In response to my post asking whether Bristol Palin should have considered putting the baby up for adoption, Gerard Nadal writes in the comment box: The Palins are an intact intergenerational family of some means who welcome their newest member. It does not seem that there is any reason for Todd and Sarah to want…

“It kind of just happened,” a source close to the couple told PEOPLE. “I thought they would stick it out. But I think they can work together to raise Tripp.” When Sarah Palin announced the pregnancy of her daughter, she made a point of mentioning in the same breath that they would be married. “Bristol…

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