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It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good, by Rick Santorum (ISI, 449 pp., $25)

IN this valuable new book, Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum—chairman of the Senate Republican Conference-makes a powerful case for the proposition that the future of our children and our country alike depends on strong, healthy families grounded in the marriage of one man and one woman. As his title suggests, Santorum’s book is a counterpoint to Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book, It Takes a Village: He believes that the family-rather than the government or society-bears the primary responsibility for raising children, and that safeguarding this tradition is essential to our pursuit of the common good.

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It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good, by Rick Santorum (ISI, 449 pp., $25)

IN this valuable new book, Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum—chairman of the Senate Republican Conference-makes a powerful case for the proposition that the future of our children and our country alike depends on strong, healthy families grounded in the marriage of one man and one woman. As his title suggests, Santorum’s book is a counterpoint to Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book, It Takes a Village: He believes that the family-rather than the government or society-bears the primary responsibility for raising children, and that safeguarding this tradition is essential to our pursuit of the common good.