The real problem does seem to be the rate of fatherless children among blacks, and the seeds to this problem were planted way back in the 1960's, when the Great Society was formed. The reality is that it was anything but great, and we have generations now of fatherlessesness, especially among poor blacks.

For example, the ex-con who is trying to start a business but has none of the necessary skills, knowledge, or contacts. Someone, somewhere does have that knowledge and those skills, and is willing to help. Find that person and then bring them together. In the Age of the Internet, it shouldnâ??t be that difficult a task.

A new entitlement program, one with many unintended consequences?

We can encourage and help the ones who want to change: the ex-cons who want a better life, like the men quoted in the article, and the young ones who haven't yet been trapped and genuinely want to find a way out before they are. For example, the ex-con who is trying to start a business but has none of the necessary skills, knowledge, or contacts. Someone, somewhere does have that knowledge and those skills, and is willing to help. Find that person and then bring them together. In the Age of the Internet, it shouldn't be that difficult a task.

For those who don't want to change, we can do nothing.