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“Men are the canaries in the coal mine telling us all that the old system is broken.”

May 11, 2013 By the Editors 5 Comments

This comment was by Jed Diamond, in response to Dr. Adam Sheck’s article Men Helping Men: Can We Help Reduce the Suicide Rates Among Males?

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: Adam Sheck, canary in the coal mine, David Korten, Earth Communities, history, Jed Diamond, male suicide, men

Can Sports Save Us?

May 8, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman Leave a Comment

Oliver Lee Bateman explains why we should pay closer attention to the sports that we watch.

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Be Ready to Be Changed

April 27, 2013 By Christian Piatt Leave a Comment

We’re surrounded by beauty all of the time. Sometimes we just need a little help seeing it.

Filed Under: In Good Faith Tagged With: church, Community, connection, downtown Portland, First Christian Church, history, meal, meeting people, men, missional, missional church, Oregon, Portland, sandwich, service, serving, shelters, women

Hear What Every Neighborhood Was Like 20 Years Ago from Any Payphone in Manhattan (Video)

April 8, 2013 By Deanna Ogle Leave a Comment

Find out what was happening on any block in 1993.

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: 1933, AIDS crisis, art, art exhibit, call, Culture, gay rights, gun control, history, Manhattan, Middle East, New York, nyc, pay phones, payphones, phone, Recording, snapshot, The New Museum, time capsule, turning point

What Does It Mean to Be a Man? U of Calgary Students Respond

April 2, 2013 By The Good Life @ GMP 4 Comments

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How do students feel about manhood and masculinity today?

Filed Under: Featured Content, Men and Masculinity, Quarter-Life Crisis, The Good Life Tagged With: beauty, character, Communications students masculinity, dating, equal rights, feminine men, femininity masculinity, feminism masculinity, feminist goals, future SAHDs, Gender equality, gender stereotypes, heroes, history, Homer Simpson, human behavior, identity, James Bond, justin bieber, Lord Byron Batman, male dominated professions, male stereotypes, man code, Man up, manhood, marketing masculinity, masculine heroes, masculinity, men, men's studies, modern heroes, philosophy students masculinity, relationships, students manhood, The Gauntlet, The Good Life, traditional masculinity, University of Calgary men, War, young men feminism

Roosevelt Gets Shot But Gives His Speech Anyway [Excerpt from Delancey Place]

March 26, 2013 By Delancey Place Leave a Comment

“I’ll do the best I can, but there is a bullet in my body.”

Filed Under: Good Reads Tagged With: 1912, bullet, Delancey Place, delanceyplace.com, excerpt, history, John Schrank, shot, Theodore Roosevelt

Slaves and Robots

February 20, 2013 By Carl Pettit 9 Comments

If we invent a machine with a personality and desires, does it deserve freedom?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Freedom, Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: apocalypse, artificial intelligence, caste systems, consciousness, cyborgs, dangerous work, debt, developing world, employment, equality, ethics, Future, history, history of slavery, human rights, I Robot, illegal immigrants, indentured servitude, intelligence, Isaac Asimov, labor, migrant workers, modern slavery, morals, oppressed workers, philosophy, predictions, robots, science fiction, sentience, slavery, social justice, star wars, Sterling Archer, Technology, Terminator, The Matrix, trafficked labor, trafficked workers, undocumented workers, unmanned drones, virtual enslavement

BREAKING: Pope Benedict to Resign February 28

February 11, 2013 By the Editors 3 Comments

Benedict XVI will be the first pope in centuries to step down from the Throne of Peter.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: antipope, Catholic Church, Catholicism, history, pope, Pope Benedict XVI, quitting, retirement, retiring, Throne of Peter

Open Thread: Who Was Your Best Teacher?

February 3, 2013 By Noah Brand 3 Comments

A lot of people remember one teacher or college professor who really stood out, who opened their eyes and made them see new things, who instilled a love of a subject in them.

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: college, education, English, growing up, high school, history, influence, math, Phil Garone, Robert Knapp, science, teachers, teaching

Teaching the History of the Pink Triangle

January 24, 2013 By Dan Kimber 2 Comments

Dan Kimber had a guest speaker that gave his students first the giggles, then some perspective.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: controversy, Dan Kimber, education, history, homophobia, homosexuality, humanization, pink triangle, Stereotypes, teaching, Third Reich, values

Ku Klux Klan On a Recruiting Drive in Georgia

January 24, 2013 By Noah Brand 8 Comments

Why is the venerable KKK on a push for new members now, of all times?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Civil War, fear, history, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Noah Brand, prejudice, privilege, Racism, WWI, WWII, zero sum game

My Mom Writes About Our Family Struggles – Part Five

January 18, 2013 By Josh Bowman Leave a Comment

A few months back, my family nearly fell apart. Here’s how it all went down from my mom’s perspective. In this final post, my mom takes it way back to her history.

Filed Under: Ten Things I've Learned Tagged With: 1979, children's theatre, dad, family, Greed, history, international year of the child, mom, NFB, Norman McLaren

The Fifth Assassin

January 17, 2013 By Randall Ham Leave a Comment

An interview with political thriller novelist Brad Meltzer and a review of his latest book, “The Fifth Assassin”.

Filed Under: A&E Tagged With: book review, books, Brian Meltzer, comic books, creation., heroes, history, history buff, interview, novelist, novels, political thriller novels, political thrillers, research, review, The Fifth Assassin, The Inner Circle, thiller novels, writing

The Meister Piece: 2012 Year in Review

January 8, 2013 By Susie Meister 1 Comment

MTV “Road Rules” star Susie Meister and Good Men Project blogger Oliver Bateman recap 2012 and make their bold predictions for 2013.

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Shame and Violence: The Connecticut School Shooting and Hate

December 16, 2012 By Vironika Tugaleva 11 Comments

Tragedy comes from repressed shame, not from being too permissive with people.

Filed Under: Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: anger, awkwardness, Bowling for Columbine, causes of violence, Chris Poulson, Compassion, condemnation of violence, conflict, Connecticut school shooting, Connecticut shooting, cycle of shame and violence, dignity, emotional intelligence, empathy, eye for an eye, good and evil, Helen Lewis, history, hypermasculine violence, James Gilligan, Marilyn Manson, masculinity, Massachusetts, Michael Moore, monsters, Nazi Germany, Nietzsche, perpetrators of violence, preventing violence, psychology, rejection, repressed shame, safety, Sandy Hook Massacre, sandy hook school shooting, security, Sex and Relationships, shame, shootings, Suffering, Thomas Scheff, victims of violence, violence, violent criminals, War, Winston Churchill

Top 10 Michael Jackson Songs or Passages from William Appleman Williams’ The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

November 21, 2012 By Jim Jividen 2 Comments

In the interest of writing a thoughtful piece during a slow week, Jim Jividen mashed up William Appleman Williams and Michael Jackson.

Filed Under: moustacheclubofamerica Tagged With: Billie Jean, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Dwight Eisenhower, football picks, history, I'll Be There, Jim Jividen, King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson hits, military-industrial complex, Moustache Club, Moustache Club of America, William Appleman Williams, Wisconsin history, Wisconsin school

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All-Male Urban School, All College Bound

For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.

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Entire Town Gifts Triple Amputee Veteran with Dream Wedding

Residents of Temecula, CA, gifted Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, with everything they needed for a perfect wedding to show their gratitude for his service to the country.