Injustice by Default.

• Author: Doyle, Richard
• Position: Letters

Congratulations on Matt Welch's article "Injustice by Default" (February). Welch's article was well-written but missed a larger point: What business does government have in the alimony and support collection business? Should government be administering domestic relations at all? We suggest it was a better world for everybody (except feminists) when churches administered domestic relations, when women weren't encouraged by discriminatory government policies to evict husbands regardless of fault or to breed children without husbands.

Without government involvement, more fathers--married and unmarried--would have custody or at least liberal visitation, practically eliminating the need for welfare, government involvement, and all those bureaucrats. Arguably, children would be better off both economically and socially. And we welcome the argument.

Richard Doyle President, Men's Defense Association Forest Lake, MN

Matt Welch fails to mention the greatest outrage of all: It is hypocritical of the...