Freedom — The Good Men Project

God Nods at the Piano

November 24, 2012 By Brian Bowers 4 Comments

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How does learning piano teach spiritual freedom? Brian Bowers discovers the big lessons in the small ones.

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Freedom, Business and Change

November 14, 2012 By Carl Pettit 2 Comments

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If conservatives want to run America like a business, they should never turn a potential customer away.

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Why We Crave Porn

November 8, 2012 By Josh Merel 19 Comments

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Although we treat porn as a commodity, it is actually a deeply desired human interaction.

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Hear Benjamin Anastas Discuss His Memoir, ‘Too Good to Be True’ and Win a Free Kindle!

October 23, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 1 Comment

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To Good to Be True is a memoir about fathers and sons, debt and infidelity and the first steps toward putting a life back together.

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Beyond the Two-Party System

October 20, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 1 Comment

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The two-party system has bottle-necked democracy. No wonder Chinese people laughed at Brandon Ferdig’s descriptions of American campaigning.

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The Circumcised Poet and Other Tales

October 15, 2012 By Justin Cascio 3 Comments

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No matter what has been cut away, what remains is whole.

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Why Do Men Have a Hard Time Handing Things Over To God?

October 10, 2012 By J.R. Reed 40 Comments

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If pride truly cometh before the fall then we need a strong harness and a good helmet.

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Fears for Tears: Men and Vulnerability

September 26, 2012 By Higher Unlearning 5 Comments

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Jeff Perera has a story that will make you weep.

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Muslim Mosh Pit

September 25, 2012 By Carl Pettit 2 Comments

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Young American men have sanctioned outlets for rage and rebellion their counterparts in conservative Islam do not.

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Why I Purchased My First Hand Gun

September 21, 2012 By Anonymous 8 Comments

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One man from an anti-gun culture comes to embrace firearms and the responsibility and freedom they embody.

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Life Lessons From My Cat

September 7, 2012 By Bill Cloke 3 Comments

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We could live and love with abandon, if we were more like cats.

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Man Up! Lessons on Manhood from Bob Marley’s Music

September 6, 2012 By Geoffrey Philp 3 Comments

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Bob Marley’s lessons for men on freedom, responsibility, and living are greater and more profound than simply telling our boys to ‘man up,’ says Geoffrey Philp.

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Strange Fruit

September 5, 2012 By Jackie Summers 11 Comments

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Jackie Summers asks us to ignore, for a moment, the fact that threatening the life of a president is treason.

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Know Your Place

August 10, 2012 By Ahmad Cheers 5 Comments

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Seeing yourself in the bigger picture of oppression.

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Un-Defining Manhood

August 7, 2012 By Ryan W. Bradley 18 Comments

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Men cling to bachelorhood as a defining chapter of their lives, but becoming a husband and father is much more personally defining than being single could ever be, writes Ryan W. Bradley.

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What Is Sustainability?

July 30, 2012 By Justin Cascio 4 Comments

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Like art, sustainability resists definition and commodification.

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Illinois Passes Bill for Comprehensive Sex-Ed in Public Schools

“In fantasy land, we teach our kids abstinence—and they listen.”

David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.

Gay Colorado Teen Thanks Class for Support in Graduation Speech

Ted Chalfen gives one of the most positive graduation speeches we have ever seen.

The Good Life

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A Letter to Masculinity

“Dear Masculinity, Who are you? Because no one seems to know for sure.” Dr. Kelly Flanagan’s letter to a man who’s impossible to know.

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What Our (Straight, Married) Best Man Taught Me About the Value of Family

A best man supports the marriage of his friends, long after the reception.

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I’m Sorry, But I Love You

Andy Bodle goes for a gorgeous girl with low self esteem, and finds himself mysteriously outclassed by everyone.

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Bodies in Motion: The Bike

Are young males, generally, hardwired to take risks? Jason Kapcala explores this theme in part one of his series, “Bodies in Motion.”

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