Research confirms what most human beings have known for centuries; children fare better when mom and dad stay together, even when their marriage isn’t the greatest. Now, if only social scientists would stop hiding that truth.

Traditional-marriage advocates say scientists won’t report how divorce, single parenting and step-parenting hurt children.

Blankenhorn says researchers on family and child outcomes have told him they suppress their findings when they reflect badly on one family structure or another. “They don’t want to make people feel bad, but it’s not the job of scholars to be pastors or therapists. It’s to find out the truth.”

So ignore the truth – cause it might make someone feel bad. OK – you have cancer, but we’re not going to tell you because it might make you feel bad. And no, that’s not an extreme example, no-fault divorce is a social cancer.