Education does not disqualify women from having children, as Dr Lucy Worsley falsely claims; a grounding in the humanities provides the best basis for motherhood

Couples don’t take their wedding vows seriously when they can get out of matrimony more easily than their mortgage

Liberals don’t want the state to privilege heterosexual marriage—but gays and other sexual radicals want public recognition too

Haven't we been here before? The cliche that won't go away from US political debate

Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, may appeal to ambitious parents. But tough love-style child-rearing can only lead to Chinese burn-out

Papa Spy by Jimmy Burns

‘Every time I talk to my brother, I wonder if it is for the last time...He is actually eating himself to death’

Amending the Act of Settlement so that Catholics can marry an heir to the throne is a natural and desirable development

Good people are being prevented from adopting not only because of who they are but because of what they think

Washing your dirty linen in public is all the rage, at the cost of precious family loyalty