Is fatherlessness tearing America apart?

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With essayist Mary Eberstadt, whose recent article for First Things argued that the riots in the wake of George Floyd’s killing come down to the sexual revolution and fatherlessness.

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US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

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