Social capital may turn out to be a prerequisite for, rather than a consequence of, effective computer-mediated communication. - Robert D. Putnam

Delayed parenting helps kids, because older parents are generally better equipped to support their kids, both materially and emotionally.

Rich kids are more confident that they can influence government, and they are largely right about that.14 Not surprisingly, poor kids are less likely to try.

Our contemporary public debate recognizes this problem but assumes it is largely a “schools problem.” On the contrary, we have seen that most of the challenges facing poor kids are not caused by schools.