The Fracture That Kills the Family The West’s deepest divide may not be left versus right, but whether young men and women still share a vision of the good life. The nuclear family is society’s foundation, yet households struggle to form when the sexes view each other as opponents. Many women see marriage as patriarchal; many men see women as manipulative or exploitative. Relationships shift from mutual union to zero-sum power struggles. Christianity framed marriage as union—two people becoming one. Nietzsche warned the death of God would remove a shared moral foundation, leaving society vulnerable to nihilism and fragmentation. We are living that fragmentation. Young men often retreat into pornography, gaming, and prolonged adolescence. Young women increasingly frame sexual liberation as empowerment. Both chase proximate pleasures while losing ultimate purposes: family, responsibility, continuity, and creating life. Dating data reflects the fracture: among unmarried Americans aged 22–35, only 26% of women and 36% of men are actively dating. Ideology filters matches too—Gen Z and young millennials cite political compatibility far more than Boomers. Research also finds a mismatch: only 0.6 single liberal men per single liberal woman, and only 0.5 single conservative women per conservative man. Cross-ideological pairing has risen from 6% in the 1970s to 22% today. The consequences extend beyond dating: fertility has fallen below replacement across much of the West, and 42% of American adults were unpartnered in 2023. Policy responses—tax incentives, parental leave, baby bonuses—miss the deeper cultural and spiritual problem: you can debate taxes, but it’s hard to build a family when you disagree on masculinity, whether marriage is oppressive, or whether family is worth sacrificing for. The values gap is the disease. The political divide is the symptom. The household is the casualty—and when it cracks, everything built above it loses stability. The question is whether a civilization can survive when the two people it most needs to unite can no longer agree why they should.
🇪🇺 EUROPE NEEDS A €4 TRILLION BUDGET — NOT A RETREAT TO €1.6 TRILLION. @vonderleyen The so-called Frugal Six want to shrink Europe precisely when Europe must become stronger. @ManfredWeber Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden are pushing for a smaller https://t.co/Tm33Qhawww #EUBudget #StrongerEurope #FrugalSix #EU #DE #DK #NL #AT #FI #SE
Se par dni pa s hcerko Terezo via Kreta;) njeni retreati so hit ze deveto leto zapored💗 https://t.co/YPKmmIPfc5 #Kreta #rodina #retreat
Advancing saplings upslope/northward also means even faster retreat retreat of forests downslope/southward. This is rapid climate change (and accelerating). #ClimateChange #Forestry #RapidRetreat #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedinthistweet.
Today I start the series of articles about my beloved place in Africa which is #Zanzibar island. I'll start from the question, many people ask themselves while planning the first trip there: Shall we go and visit Nungwi or Paje? Two very different faces of Zanzibar Both have beautiful beaches, both have excellent accommodation, both attract international travelers, but choosing between them isn't really about which one is "better". It's about asking: what kind of Zanzibar do you want to experience? If your ideal holiday means a beautiful resort, easy swimming, spectacular sunsets and long days on the beach, Nungwi or Kendwa may be exactly what you're looking for. But if you want something more active and social, Paje deserves serious consideration. Paje has become one of the best-known kitesurfing destinations on Zanzibar. Its huge tidal lagoon creates an unusual landscape that changes dramatically throughout the day. At low tide, the ocean retreats and reveals an enormous stretch of sand and shallow water. At high tide, the same landscape turns into a turquoise lagoon. But Paje isn't only about kitesurfing. The town has developed a surprisingly diverse food scene, with Swahili cuisine, seafood, international restaurants, vegetarian options, cafés and brunch spots. There are beach bars, live music, DJs and nightlife. And perhaps most importantly, Paje attracts a very international community of travelers. Kitesurfers. Divers. Backpackers. Couples. Digital nomads. Independent travelers. People who don't necessarily want a traditional package holiday. Paje is also a good base for exploring the southern and eastern parts of Zanzibar. Jozani Forest, Jambiani, the Blue Lagoon, The Rock Restaurant, Kizimkazi and many other attractions can be reached relatively easily. This creates an interesting difference between the two destinations. Nungwi is a destination. Paje is both a destination and a base for exploration. And that's why Paje may be particularly attractive to travelers who want to combine: beach + adventure + food + culture + nightlife. You can spend the morning kitesurfing, have lunch in town, explore the island in the afternoon, watch the sunset, listen to live music and return to your own apartment at the end of the day. Please let me know what is your experience with Zanzibar, which destinations are your favorite ones and why? Today I start the series of posts and I will go beyond Zanzibar as we go further. #Zanzibar #Paje #PajeZanzibar #ZanziDream #ZanzibarTravel #ZanzibarHoliday #Tanzania #Kitesurfing #ZanzibarKitesurfing #TravelAfrica #AfricaTravel #ZanzibarBeaches #ZanzibarTravelGuide #tourism #trip #Africa #Tnzania #italy #germany #france #netherlands #poland
Het gaat spijtig genoeg niet goed! Even leek het retreat in Spanje verlichting te bieden. Bij thuiskomst echter weer down the drain. Slaaploosheid, paniekaanvallen en een heliobacter pylori besmetting die inmiddels met een bismut quadruple antibioticakuur hopelijk succesvol is uitgeroeid, maar ondertussen de hele darmflora heeft gesloopt. Slaap nu gemiddeld 2-3 uur per nacht sinds 4 maanden en alleen Lorezepam geeft wat slaap. En dat soort medicatie is een hele slechte lange termijn oplossing, wat ook weer voor piekeren en angst zorgt. Daarnaast is mijn vrouw er ook niet al te best aan toe door mijn crash + het Iran familietrauma van de laatste tijd. Het ergste is nog dat we iedere dag proberen te overleven voor de kinderen en je het gevoel hebt er niet te kunnen zijn voor ze. Het is bizar hoe het leven van het een op het andere moment in een crisissituatie kan belanden. Hopen op betere tijden! Beetje een wanhopig verhaal, maar aangezien jullie om een update vragen zal ik eerlijk zijn. Het gaat zwaar klote! En de beurshandel is echt het laatste waar ik momenteel aan denk. #MentaleGezondheid #Familie #Hoop
Like other authoritarians before him, Trump has retreated, irrevocably, behind the walls of his own Forbidden City of the mind—a place where he is the emperor, his judgment is always right, and his commands must always be obeyed https://t.co/Tk0nJ6G0kC #Trump #Authoritarianism #ForbiddenCity #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.Therefore #theresponseisempty.
TACO PAINTS TRUMP AS CHICKEN Trump threatens. Trump bluffs. Trump announces deadlines. Then Trump retreats. He cancelled the strike. He abandoned his own deadline. He replaced action with more tough talk. Iran received no decisive consequences. That is the meaning of TACO: Trump https://t.co/CDVA9TfVI4 #Taco #Trump #Iran #IR
TRUMP’S CAPITULATION TO IRAN Trump threatened force—and then retreated. He cancelled the strike. He claimed negotiations were beginning. Iran denied that negotiations were even taking place. What did the United States receive in return? No verified nuclear rollback. No https://t.co/lu1l4sgwNt #Trump #Iran #ForeignPolicy #US #IR
TRUMP’S CAPITULATION TO IRAN Trump threatened overwhelming force. Then he cancelled the strike. He announced negotiations. Iran denied that negotiations even existed. This is not peace through strength. This is retreat without an agreement. Iran has not verifiably surrendered #Trump #Iran #Negotiations #IR
How Europe must respond to America’s AI warning shot https://t.co/430Smmsf78 "The answer is neither resignation nor retreat into protectionism. Rather, Europe must embark on the most ambitious political agenda ever attempted in peacetime" https://t.co/JNEv6Vt3fm #AI #Europe #Politics #EU #US
Islamisk wellness? Hovedmassage i form af stening. Rygmassage i form af pisk. Dette til de meditative lyde af bønnekald og piger der skriger ved kønsomskæring. https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/mandanis-wife-rama-duwaji-ditches-america-250-bash-for-islamic-spiritual-wellness-retreat-in-spain/
🇪🇺 *#ECB'S SLEIJPEN SPEAKS ON BLOOMBERG TELEVISION *SLEIJPEN: ENERGY PRICE RETREAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRICES *SLEIJPEN: WILL HAVE NEW DATA AT JULY RATE DECISION *SLEIJPEN: STILL TO SEE WHAT IS IN PIPELINE ON PRICES *SLEIJPEN: MARKETS UNDERSTAND ECB'S REACTION FUNCTION #ECB #EnergyPrices #MonetaryPolicy #EU
Russia has not changed its strategic objectives, because as a dictator, Putin simply cannot stop short of them. He will either be forced to retreat under overwhelming pressure - risking the loss of his power, and possibly his life - or he will continue pursuing them despite #Putin #Russia #Dictatorship #RU
I wrote on social media: "This reckless violation of the ceasefire will, as always, lead to retreat and regret on their part."
I said the US strikes showed Trump had "no commitment to the principles of negotiation or a ceasefire". I wrote on social media: "This reckless violation of the ceasefire will, as always, lead to retreat and regret on their part."
Enormous force against Iran is no longer a tantalizing option about which Trump can fantasize, but a bruising experience from which he had to retreat. The war he imagined delivered swift glory. The war he got was born unpopular and is dying an orphan https://t.co/3ITxXF0maW #Iran #Trump #WarPolitics #IR
Peter Thiel initioval „Dialog Retreats“, na kterých se setkávají VIP osobnosti, včetně německého politika Jense Spahna, aby diskutovali o nejdůležitějších tématech, přičemž vyšetřování naznačuje, že za těmito setkáními stojí síť, která se profiluje pod jménem tohoto známého miliardáře. #DialogRetreats #PeterThiel #JensSpahn
