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From Drone Strike Policy to Campus Rape Awareness Campaigns: Musings on Male Culpability in the 21st Century

“At the dawn of the 21st century, we [men] live under a burden of original sin more subtle than anything the Church ever concocted.” Continue reading

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Men don’t have it all, either

“Can women have it all? That seems to be the question of the moment. And it is a rather ridiculous question if you ask me, because it implies that men have it all.” Continue reading

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The Pay Gap Is Not as Bad as You (and Sheryl Sandberg) Think

“…[A]bsent all explanatory variables, even including a graduate’s GPA and how selective their school was and how long they were unemployed after graduation, the women made 93% of what the men were making. In other words, 93 cents to the man’s dollar. Not 77 cents. Not 81 cents. Ninety-three cents.” Continue reading

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Raising a Son Within the Princess Culture

“But a funny thing happened when I met my son — I started to realize how destructive girl power can be to boys.” Continue reading

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Shattering myths about male love and passion

“But men spend a great deal of metabolic energy at childcare. To support their young men take the dangerous jobs—and 90% of people who die at work are men.” Continue reading

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Obama’s Missed Opportunity: A White House Council on Boys and Men

“Fortunately, our daughters’ and mothers’ health challenges are addressed by seven federal offices of women’s health. Our sons’ and fathers’ are not addressed by a single federal office of men’s health” — this despite the fact that men’s health in general is poorer, resulting in men on average having a shorter life span than women and dying sooner from nine of the ten leading causes of death. Continue reading

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Are we afraid of boys?

“How would you react if you had to go to a place every day where you thought you were destined to be liked less well and where you would be less successful than the other half of the population?” Continue reading

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Guns don’t kill people — our sons do

“…[O]ur daughters are able to find the same guns in the same homes, are about as likely to be mentally ill, have the same family values and are exposed to the same violence in the media. Our daughters, however, do not kill. Why the difference?” Continue reading

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“If you’ve got it, charge for it”: The Feminism 2.0 Manifesto

Can you think of anything more gender divisive, more reinforcing of the gender wage gap, more 1950s regressive of male-female sexuality…than this? Continue reading

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The very worst Canadian feminists in action

The very worst Canadian feminists in action, behaving exactly like pre-1970s white bigots who tried to keep black Americans out of restaurants, schools, theaters…. A lot of feminist “George Wallaces.” Continue reading

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