The Chronic Illness Killing Generations of Men

By Josh Cook / Los Angeles Review of Books Jul 5, 2019 Jared Yates Sexton traces the roots of “toxic masculinity” running through his life back to WWII, and charts a hopeful path forward. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Appeals to Men’s Deepest Insecurities, Research Finds

Ilana Novick Nov 29, 2018 "Fragile masculinity" could explain why he gets his votes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We Need to Talk About Masculinity

By Jill Richardson / OtherWords Oct 3, 2018 If we taught men better ways of "being a man," we wouldn't have to teach women to cover their drinks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why ‘Professor Watchlist’ Gets My Teaching Values Completely Wrong

By Robert Jensen Nov 30, 2016 I have been named as one of those college professors who, according to the Watchlist's mission statement, “discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Verdict Is In: Wall Street Is Pretty Much Useless

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 A writer poses an important question: Does Wall Street do anything useful?; researchers are befuddled by some people's love of chilies, fruits that were "made to repel"; meanwhile, technology has created a crisis of masculinity similar to that of the industrial era. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could Using Solar Energy Save Companies Billions of Dollars?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2015 Going solar could represent a no-brainer for some companies looking to cut costs; activists are using dildos to protest a new Texas law that would allow guns on college campuses; meanwhile, a writer explores what our ideas about gender have to do with mass shootings. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Preferences for High Masculinity and Femininity May Be Peculiar to Modern Societies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2014 A new survey of 12 populations around the world challenges the commonly held assumption that human beings naturally prefer highly masculine men and highly feminine women. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Men Who Kick Down Doors

By Ann Jones, TomDispatch Mar 21, 2013 Picture this. A man bursts into a living room not his own. He confronts an enemy. He barks orders. He throws that enemy into a chair. The invader isn’t an American soldier leading a night raid on an Afghan village, nor is the enemy an anonymous Afghan householder. This warrior is just a guy in Ohio named Shane, and he’s doing what so many men find exhilarating: disciplining his girlfriend. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Fox News Touts Ridiculous ‘War on Men’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 Ladies -- especially you, feminists -- listen up: If you want to know the real reason men don't want to get married these days, you have only yourselves to blame. That's according to anti-feminist and ardent Michele Bachmann defender Suzanne Venker. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Masculine Conflict

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Marketing Masculinity in an Age of Male Anxiety

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 What better way to jack up men's flagging sense of masculine prowess in these times of economic instability, with gender roles shifting by the minute, than by introducing a line of house paints that includes the colors "Bro Code" and "Zombie Apocalypse"? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Power-Mad Men Have Their Moment

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig May 22, 2011 What do a professed love for women, a so-called commitment to family values, a culture of social change and institutionalized rape have in common? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )