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July 13th 2009

True or False: 50% of Marriages End in Divorce?

- Laura Sessions Stepp

A colleague of mine at The National Campaign was fuming.

“If there’s one thing every high school kid will tell you,” he said, “it’s that 50 percent of marriages fail. It’s a lie.”

Well, it’s not exactly a lie, if you look at marriage data from years ago, or combine all education and income groups. But it’s also not true if you take a closer look at recent marriages.

Saying it over and over – as parents, politicians and pundits do – is akin to a college professor telling her class that half of them are going to fail her course, or a boss reminding recent hires that within a few years, half of them will be fired.

June 14th 2009

The Dog Ate My NuvaRing

- Stefanie

Just so you don’t think you’ll be reading me in this spot all the time, God forbid, I’d like to introduce a friend who will be guest-blogging from time to time. Her name is Stefanie and we’re calling her blog “The Crazy Stories People Tell Stefanie.”

Stefanie’s in her mid-20s, from the Bay area of California, and lives on Capitol Hill. She’s smart, quick with a quip and one of those people who puts a stranger immediately at ease. People tell her stuff. She’d make a great reporter.