“‘Am I Good Enough?’ is a question rooted in insecurity and ego. The answer is and always should be ‘No’.”

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“My wanting Three Geeks and a Redhead says nothing about how I value Moose Tracks.” — comment from Nick, Mostly

“How can we expect men to step up where no one taught them?”

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This comment was from Tom B. on the post “All Children Are Born With Potential: A Talk with Wendy Foster of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.”

Lose Like A Man: Charles Barkley In A Dress

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The new Weight Watchers commercial features Sir Charles in a dress… What do you think?

Don Draper is a Lie

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The desire to be a better man is leaving machismo in the dust and driving modern manhood forward.

Competent Dads and Other Mythical Creatures

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Kim Quinn asks why people act like good fathers are some miraculous rarity when, to her eyes, they’re all around.

Two Husbands Since 1976

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Tim and Earl are two American men together in love since 1976. They married in Canada in 2003. This is their love story.

“I’m Looking For The Long Lost Boyhood Map.”

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Men are made not born.

Swim Test

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John Tinseth tells how the cowardice of one can drown many.

Open Discussion Thread: When Did You First Know You Were A Man?

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Was there a moment when you knew for sure you were a grown-up?

The Navy SEALs and Magical Thinking

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Tom Matlack looks at how the romanticization of U.S. Special Forces is linked to dangerous myths about manhood and war.

Mad Men: 3/23

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Why does everyone want to be Don Draper?

“Nothing pisses off a racist person more than a nice person.”

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This comment is from Johnny Walker Black on the post “Is this really news to anyone? Oh, not if you’re a black man.”

Good Men Project Names Noah Brand New Editor-In-Chief

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“I want to make the Good Men Project the primary voice for issues of men and masculinity in our culture.” — Noah Brand

Ten Things I’ve Learned From Having A Penis

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Josh Bowman has learned a few life lessons from his most important member.

Limitless People: Mortality, Fatherhood, and Early Manhood

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Joseph Pereira reflects on having to grow up too fast in the absence of his father, raising twin daughters, and how he finds security in his own sense of self and manhood.

Why Manhood is More Than Grit

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Kaleb says that manhood is not a series of one-time accomplishments, but an everyday goodness.