Jonathan Stack’s scary—but funny—experience with being nearly arrested in Guinea leads to a revelation.
Australian Backpacker Rescues Family from North Korea (VIDEO)
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In 2009, Dick Stolp helped Hyeonseo Lee and her family escape from North Korea; watch Lee’s TED Talk and see their emotional reunion.
Michigan Will Not Return Fugitive to Arkansas
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A Michigan Governor has once again refused to send an elderly fugitive back to prison in Arkansas.
Who Profits From a Growing Prison Population?
May 11, 2013 By 16 Comments
Private prisons highlight the disposability of men.
School Suspension, Race and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
April 10, 2013 By 6 Comments
Are disciplinary actions always fair across different races? Are harsher punishments for minority students perpetuating a school-to-prison pipeline?
Everything in Prison is “Gay” – On Language and Intolerance
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
After years in the Michigan prison system, Ryan McCarthy finally learned how to reclaim his integrity and stand up for what he believes in.
Spoon Jackson: Writing From the Inside Out
January 27, 2013 By 3 Comments
Spoon Jackson has been behind bars since 1977, and trying to tell his story in poetry for much of that time. He spoke to the Good Men Project about what he does and why.
Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love
January 6, 2013 By 3 Comments
That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.
Heroic Men in 2012
January 3, 2013 By 11 Comments
We pause to honor the men who loved, changed lives and saved them in 2012.
This Much I Know To Be True
December 31, 2012 By 50 Comments
Despite the fact that manhood has become a third rail of modern society, I refuse to stop talking about it.
Technology: Enabler or Prison?
December 29, 2012 By 3 Comments
Can technology replace human contact?
Gun Dreams
December 26, 2012 By 30 Comments
In our fantasies, a gun ends all arguments in our favor.
20 Reasons Dads Matter
December 21, 2012 By 43 Comments
Lisa Belkin, arguably the best known parenting blogger, left dads out of her list of parenting trends. Here’s why that is wrong.
What’s Wrong With the War On Drugs?
December 9, 2012 By 8 Comments
Kathryn DeHoyos explains how, after four decades of enforcement, the the racist drug policies of the U.S. have failed.
“Survivors will be angry for as long as is necessary. Telling them to forgive is pointless at best.”
This is a comment by Mike on the post “Some Thoughts on Forgiveness”.