Men’s Issues
Biological Differences Between the Sexes – Part 5.1
All human life stems from the reality of, and the difference between, men and women. ~ Nina Power - What do Men Want? Masculinity and its Discontents In this series of posts about the boys and men crisis described by Richard Reeves (Of Boys and Men), I have detailed...
Solutions to the Crisis of Boys and Men – Part 4.2
In Of Boys and Men, Richard Reeves provides solutions to address the male malaise in education, work, training, childcare, legal support, and policy inequities. The prior post (Solutions to the Crisis of Boys and Men – Part 4.1) described the first five solutions....
What the Right Gets Wrong About Boys and Men – Part 3.2
In Part 3.1 of this series, I summarized what Richard Reeves believes the political Left gets wrong about the crisis facing boys and men. In this post, I will summarize what Reeves asserts the political Right gets wrong, as outlined in his book, Of Boys and Men, Why...
What the Left Gets Wrong About Boys and Men – Part 3.1
The Left tells men to be more like their sisters. The Right says to be more like your father. Neither invocation is helpful. ~ Richard Reeves Prior posts in this series, Parts 2.1 and 2.2, described the eleven problems and conditions faced by boys and men identified...
Problems and Conditions of Boys and Men – Part 2.2
.Boys and men are struggling in the U.S. and across the globe. Part 2.1 of this series described the first six problems and conditions for boys and men identified by Richard Reeves in his book, Of Boys and Men – Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and...
Problems and Conditions of Boys and Men – Part 2.1
Boys and men are struggling in the U.S. and across the globe. Here are the first six problems and conditions for boys and men identified by Richard Reeves in his book, Of Boys and Men – Why The Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It . 1....
Of Boys and Men – Revisitation of a Crisis in Six Parts
What is needed is a positive vision of masculinity that is compatible with gender equality. We need a prosocial masculinity for a postfeminist world. ~ Richard Reeves*, Of Boys and Men We don’t have to be androgynous to be equal. ~ Richard Reeves on Real Time with...
Female Sexual Fluidity: Power of Context and the Future of Heterosexual Partnerships
“Power comes to women who bring gay expectations to their heterosexual couplings.” ~ Jennifer Baumgardner Mutually satisfying romance, love, and sexuality are teetering on the edge of failure in the modern heterosexual mating economy. Women are turning away...
The Male Sexual Deficit: Social Fact of the 21st Century
the"'“Feminists insist that men’s greater demand for sexual activity is an outdated myth. Recent sex surveys prove the myth to be a fact and one that the social sciences have yet to address.” ~ Catherine Hakim Men want more sex than women (in statistical aggregate...
Root of Our Political Divide – Part 2: Post-Trump Authoritarianism
Trump’s appeal resides on the primordial plains of Africa, where human leadership preferences were formed by the brutalities of daily living. ~ Hector Garcia As part of a post-mortem on the presidential election, I will turn my attention to the “slide” of conservatism...