Rich People Marry Rich People, and That’s How They Stay Rich

Rich People Marry Rich People, and That’s How They Stay Rich

A new book makes the supposedly brave claim that two-parent families are good, and that unmarried poor people are miring themselves in poverty. But what upper-class people practice is not just “marriage” — it’s “marriage to upper-class people.” What should we make of people who write whole books second-guessing people’s relationships? (Paul Tamas / 500px / Getty Images) Ross Douthat had a response to my response to the various promotional piec…