Through most of Western civilization, marriage has been more a matter of money, power and survival than of delicate sentiments. In medieval Europe, everyone from the lord of the manor to the village ...

The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement that it will hear two cases involving gay marriage in March is a milestone in one of the fastest-moving civil rights campaigns in American history. With the nine ...