Light at the end?

I worry about the children. I grew up with a functional family, in an idyllic small town, during a time of relative innocence. Things are much more complicated now. Too many of our kids today emerge expectantly from their youth, only to find themselves staring down a long, dark, empty tunnel.

I wondered why Newt Gingrich was so villified when he advocated that for some of our lost children, orphanages might be preferable to households in which the parent(s) is/are ill-prepared and ill-equipped financially, intellectually, and emotionally to provide a healthy, nourishing and nurturing environment.