They convinced us the 1950s family was oppressive. The data tells a different story.

In 1950:* 73% of kids had married parents* Home cost 2.2x annual income* 62% owned homes by 1960* One income = middle class lifeToday:* Only 46% have married parents* Homes cost 9x annual income* 47.5% of single moms in poverty* Two incomes = barely survivingThe Frankfurt School called families "authoritarian incubators." Planned their destruction. We bought it.Betty Friedan compared suburban life to concentration camps. While having a full-time maid. Never actually lived it.Conviction: Result?* 85% of youth prisoners from fatherless homes* 71% of dropouts from broken families* 90% of runaways have no dadWe traded prosperity for poverty. Stability for chaos. All for a lie.Still think destroying the nuclear family was "progress"?The enemy was never the family. The enemy was those who convinced us to destroy it.Time to rebuild what worked.The Biblical Man is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit biblicalman.substack.com/subscribe