L.A. Times Archives Jan. 26, 1996 12 AM PT Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print How did we go so quickly from “family values” to family brutality?REISS J. DUPLESSISCarson More to Read Voices Contributor: Left and right have united in favor of puerile, violent rhetoric Oct. 24, 2025 Voices Contributor: What the marriage and family nostalgia is really about May 26, 2026