Timothy Kleiser:  “Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.” This pessimistic view of marriage—voiced by Montaigne, the French philosopher—is a view that is commonly held today. In our society that worships individuality, marriage is increasingly regarded as a cage...

By Timothy Kleiser “I am human and I need to be loved. Just like everybody else does.” These lyrics, sung by the inimitable Steven Patrick Morrissey back in 1985, have recently been given an entirely new meaning. Morrissey, the iconic former lead singer of The Smiths, has recently published his memoir, Autobiography, and the book...