The Complexity of Violence in the Media

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What news sources often paint as simple black-and-white, good-and-bad stories are rarely that, and Trayvon Martin’s murder reminds us of that.

Police and COPS: The Vasectomy Files 7

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Jonathan Stack’s scary—but funny—experience with being nearly arrested in Guinea leads to a revelation.

A (Potentially) Good Man vs. the World

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In Ryan Björklund’s latest story, a bad man receives an unexpected second chance at a first start.

The Way of Men: Interview with Jack Donovan

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“The Way of Men” book author Jack Donovan answers some hard questions about masculinity and society, and the way forward for men.

The Problem With You Is, You’ll Always Be Bigots

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The story of the black community in Britain struggling to get inquests into deaths of its young men at the hands of the police isn’t a new one.

Occupying the East Coast: Lose the Fear

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At their roots, the Occupy movements are expressions of the rights of the 1st Amendment. The only thing that can stop them? Fear.