Max: I don't know about Hillary Clinton, but Ehrenreich's The Hearts of Men is one of the most insightful books I have read in the last five years. It argues quite credibly that the fifties -- whether the Beats or Playboy -- began the assault on the idea of the responsible family man, and it was carried thru the New Left. Whereas the media believe that the decline in marriage rates is because women are make other choices, it may well be that the real reason is that men are fleeing commitment. Ehrenreich's book goes along way in explaining why the latter has been quite noticeable. Robert Cherry
