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How Fathers, Present and Absent, Shape Our World

How Fathers, Present and Absent, Shape Our World

In the wake of national tragedies in schools at Sandy Hook, Parkland, and most recently Santa Fe, the simple question "Why?" resounds. As long as mass shootings perpetrated by America's young men continue to multiply, it is a question that will never rest. In the process of finding out the "how" and the "who," we often lose sight of the importance of "why." The nation, and its politicians, seem intent on addressing only the "how" – namely, determining the

In the wake of national tragedies in schools at Sandy Hook, Parkland, and most recently Santa Fe, the simple question "Why?" resounds. As long as mass shootings perpetrated by America's young men continue to multiply, it is a question that will never rest. In the process of finding out the "how" and the "who," we often lose sight of the importance of "why." The nation, and its politicians, seem intent on addressing only the "how" – namely, determining the future of gun rights in America – yet c…