What Is a “Good” Man?

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This is a project not a destination, for us collectively and for each one of us personally.

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The New Macho

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What does it mean to be ‘assertively, self-consciously male’ now?

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I Hate Rich Guys. Or Do I?

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If real life is so much more important than money, Tom Matlack writes, then why do so many men care about being rich?

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My Response to an Open Letter From MRAs

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The Good Men Project was never intended to be a platform to espouse any particular dogma. It was founded as a way to begin a conversation.

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The Paradox of Male Honesty

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Joel Stein, Amanda Marcotte, Tom Miller, Dan Barrett and Todd Mauldin in a Socratic Roundtable about Honesty.

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A Dark Road

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Tom Matlack gives a very personal account of Civil Rights in a time and place where not much was civil–Mississipi, 1964

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The Bachelor, Feminism and China

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Tom Matlack seeks to understand the conundrum of how we talk about what we talk about.

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What I Love About Men

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Tom Matlack thinks about manliness as a diverse range of stories and perspectives.

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What I Learned From Twittergate

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We should all tell our stories and listen to others, Tom Matlack writes, as it’s the only way to move forward.

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Why I DO Want to Talk About Race

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Tom Matlack believes that goodness involves reaching across boundaries to search for truths he did not even know existed.

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My Heavenly Year

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Tom Matlack was asked “What was your favorite year?”

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Pulling Through

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Tom Matlack remembers the year men’s crew at Wesleyan got serious about training. What happened next was life changing.

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Will the Real Man Please Stand Up?

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Tom Matlack believes in men and the stories they tell.

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The Feminist I Used to Know

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The Good Men Project started with the goal of empathy. Empathy for other men. Tom Matlack hopes that today’s feminists can understand that.

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Being a Dude Is a Good Thing

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With so many men feeling like they’re being blamed for being men, Tom Matlack wants us to embrace manhood.

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Does The Good Men Project Have a Mission?

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Tom Matlack knows why he started The Good Men Project. Now he’d like to know: Why are you here?

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