Moving Beyond Sexuality into Masculinity

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Mainstream acceptance of gay men represents a shift in how we see masculinity.

New Guidelines Propose Change in Science Education

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Changes could be on the way for science classes across the nation with the release of the Next Generation Science Standards.

OPEN THREAD: Are We Reducing the Impact of the Term “Bullying” By Overuse?

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Are we doing ourselves, and our children a disservice by labeling every childhood conflict as “bullying”?

The Conversation About Dads Just Keeps Getting Bigger: A Response to the New York Times on Dad 2.0

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We are creating the change we want to see with how dads and men are portrayed in the media.

Tom Matlack Talks to the New York Times About Women, Beautification, and Self-Esteem

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Who are we to judge what someone else decides to do to her own face or body?

Another Man is Pushed to His Death on NY Subway Platform

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Police are searching for a suspect in another subway train death in New York City.

Ben Affleck: ‘I Am Not Running For Office’

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The star makes his denial of a Senate race official.

Actor Jack Klugman Dies at Age 90

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Although few will remember, Jack Klugman was a strong advocate for critical health-care legislation.

American Citizen Held Captive In North Korea

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Photos of orphans may be the reason behind one man’s detention.

On Turning 40

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Have the Baby Boomers ruined aging for the rest of us?

There’s No Insincerity In Irony

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Charles Emrich defends irony from its detractors. Sincerely.

Gay-to-Straight Conversion Therapy Challenged in the Courts

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Joanna Schroeder hopes that the courts expose the greater truth about so-called “Reparative Therapies”, which take advantage of the anguish some men experience when their same-sex attraction conflicts with their spiritual beliefs.

Poll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?

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Clearly, our society is currently obsessed with modern men and manliness, why?

I’m PC and Proud

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Any time someone calls Jim Rigby “too PC” he is reminded of the courage it takes to step out of the cultural trance and speak a new language.

It Doesn’t Matter Who Wears the Pants: A Response to Hanna Rosin and The New York Times

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Why on earth you would take the gains of one gender and position them as the downfall of the other?

Do It Yourself, America

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In a world where anyone can watch fifteen ways to sharpen a hand saw or to build a rail gun, is craftsmanship lost?