The concept of the role of a father in our culture is being consciously eroded. This can be illustrated in the fortunes of two public intellectuals who have gravely offended left-wing sensibilities: one for personifying the virtues of a father and the other for insisting on the terrible consequences of their absence.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...