David Brooks argues that the American style nuclear family was a historic oddity and never really built to last. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/20

David Brooks argues that the American style nuclear family was a historic oddity and never really built to last. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuc... If anything, it was designed to enhance consumerism.