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As we reach the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, due consideration must be given to the anti-poverty policies that have seen real success over the past five decades. But with any celebration of a government program comes the inevitable criticism from the right wing, and, like clock work, conservative pundits and politicians have been quick to zero in on one perceived fault in particular: The War on Poverty's lack of focus on marriage.

In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) had this to say:

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Elizabeth Stoker writes about Christianity, ethics, and policy for Salon, The Atlantic, and The Week. She is a graduate of Brandeis University, a Marshall Scholar, and a current Cambridge University divinity student. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys working in the garden and catching up on news of the temporal world.