Charles Krauthammer joined The Factor with his take on the Milwaukee rioting and its correlation with chaotic families. "The root cause of all this," Dr. K analyzed, "is the breakdown of the black family. The major task of any society is to socialize and civilize young men, and if you fail at that you fail at everything. Fathers are there not just to be the role model, but also to be the disciplinarian. Add to that the fact that the schools are corrupt and controlled by the teacher unions. No liberal in America would have a child in those schools." Krauthammer placed much blame on the welfare system. "When FDR instituted Aid to Families with Dependent Children, it was intended to subsidize widows raising kids, it was never intended to be a subsidy for illegitimacy. But it created a cash payment system where the government became your husband. This was well-intended, but it created what we see today." 

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