“The number 1 thing hurting women [...] this millennium is unregulated crony capitalism.”

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This is a comment by Max on the post “Top 10 Worst Things to Happen to Women This Millennium”.

“Power is an aphrodisiac.”

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This comment is by Jon D. on the post “CNN Columnist Emails GMP to Clarify Male Stupidity.”

The Life of a Tradesman: You Don’t Have to Go to College

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Chuck Rudd makes a case for the life of the tradesman.

Long-Distance Love?

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What to do when half of your relationship might have to leave the country.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Six

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Hitting a brick wall, S. Grady Barrett wonders whether or not he made the right decision in leaving a lucrative career as a software consultant to become a writer.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Five

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With his interview coming to a close, S. Grady Barrett and his girlfriend have a week to decide whether or not they will make the move to New Mexico if the job is offered.

Ten things I’ve learned from workplace politics

Note: this is not about any workplace in particular. They say you shouldn’t burn bridges, and that’s true. But I’ve burned bridges before, and it’s hard not to be angry sometimes if you feel like you’ve been taken advantage of. The trick is to buck up and apologize if you’ve made a mistake, and try to [...]

The Employment Opportunity: Part Four

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Realizing that the man he’d be working under was a “stone-cold dickhead,” S. Grady Barrett wonders if his best will be enough to help him cope in this strange new town.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Three

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In a town that took a ‘Jesus Is Watching You Masturbate’ billboard seriously, S. Grady Barrett knew he was in trouble.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Two

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“I wondered what I was getting myself into, and what I was getting R. into.”

The Employment Opportunity

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When an opportunity to begin on the fast-tracks of a new career appears, S. Grady Barrett must consider the pros and cons of relocating across the country to take the job.

Where Did My Dreams Go?

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Jeff Jackson writes an open letter to Hannah Rosin about “The End of Men.”

Ten things I've learned from being childlike

I’m silly, curious, and open-minded. I feel like these are positive traits, but they’ve gotten me in trouble at workplaces on a number of occasions. I’ve been told before that if I act like a child, I’ll be treated like a child. Yet, I never received ice cream for my awesome drawings at work, and [...]

The End of Middle Class Men

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There’s an employment crisis among men, but there’s also a labor shortage.

The Keys To Stay At Home Dad Success

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There are a ton of good reasons to be a stay at home parent. Here’s how to do it well.

The 10 at 10

Ways you can help those suffering from the famine in East Africa, a hostage situation in the Flatiron, and “the Pot Republic.”