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Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia’s Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major victory: outlawing all sex outside marriage. Revisions to Indonesia’s criminal code being considered by Parliament would allow prison sentences of up to five years for sex between unmarried people. Those changes would also criminalize gay sex,...

Stephanie Coontz, writing for the New York Times, writes that it’s easy to find advice about sustaining a successful marriage, with suggestions for “date nights” and romantic dinners for two. But she says as we spend more and more of our lives outside marriage, it’s equally important to cultivate the skills of successful singlehood. And doing...