WHAT I LEARNED ON MY VACATION: Everybody should read Maggie Gallagher’s Enemies of Eros and The Abolition of Marriage. EOE is a grab-bag, and some parts are better than others; I was not so much struck by the earlier sections, but by the end the book is just terrific, and life-changing. AOM is the most philosophically rich, personally and socially important policy book I’ve ever read. You should do yourself a favor and check them out. More on this above.