NY Times' John Tierney: "Polygamy "An Arrangement That Can Make Sense For Some People"...
With the heralded HBO debut this Sunday of the polygamy drama "Big Love," pundits and experts are weighing in on the practice. While the series reportedly offers an often humorous and sympathetic look at the husband and his three wives, many have issued reminders of the well-documented abuses, such as incest and child exploitation. The first "Big Love," in fact, briefly introduces a 14-year-old wife of a "prophet."
But in his New York Times column today, libertarian John Tierney asks, "Who's Afraid of Polygamy?" The answer: Not Tierney. He calls it "an arrangement that can make sense for some people in some circumstances....an institution that has been around for so long must have had something going for it." And he complains that nowadays "the monogamous majority can safely proclaim its moral superiority and outlaw the practice for everyone else."
Editor & Publisher | March 11, 2006 10:00 AM