Ross Douthat: Marriage and the RecessionRoss Douthat writing at his NYT blog: “Here’s the glass half-full take on the National Marriage Project’s annual ‘State of Our Unions’ report, which tackles the Great Recession’s impact on American wedlock. As it turns out, the strain of the downturn hasn’t pushed the divorce rate higher; instead, economic stress seems to have made American marriages slightly more stable overall, as couples develop a ‘new appreciation for the economic and social support that marriage can provide in tough times,’ as the study’s lead author, Brad Wilcox, puts it.” The State of Our Unions, Marriage in America 2009: Money & Marriage
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