The article's worth a read all the way through. Implicit is a defense of the Father and a primacy of the Child at the heart of that Self-Giving which has become an exercise in Self-Gratification.
I'm also struck by his noting the uselessness of "managing" or fixing depression as a syndrome without addressing the fact one has brought one's unhappiness upon themselves. Something the Prozac Nation should take to heart.
Particularly grim, IMHO, is his portrait of the "empowered women" who know the state will hedge the bet they'll Choose Correctly and, if not, serve as Provider, Security and guarantor of continued Sexual License and other "rights" without obligations. I am not a fan of women's suffrage and believe the natural charity and overly optimistic outlook of women has been capitalized upon to their own disadvantage. I cannot imagine anyone's pretending for a moment that the state of women today -- even and especially the Successful ones who "have it all" and for whom every minute of every day is a decision to borrow from Peter to pay Paul or vice verse -- is somehow better than once it was when they had a choice to be fulltime Mothers to and educators of their children.
Lagniappe ... an old thread which may take a refresh or two to pull up: Willing Slaves of the Welfare State (C.S. Lewis)
Many thanks for the ping. Excellent.