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Ninety-Nine

April 22, 2013 By Trevor Ellestad 2 Comments

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New contributor Trevor Ellestad starts off “100 Words from Men on Love,” for The Good Life with one hundred words about his ninety-nine year old grandfather.

Filed Under: 100 Words on Love, Men Over 50, The Good Life Tagged With: 100 Words on Love, cancer, death, familial love, fathers, gardening, grandfathers, grief, Immigrants, men on love, old age, old men, paternal devotion, poetry, sailing, Sex and Relationships, The Good Life, tumors, war poetry, war veterans, Work

Steubenville Will Keep Happening … Until We Change This

March 30, 2013 By Andrew Long 11 Comments

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We can’t address rape culture without taking a long, hard look at our war culture.

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Sergeants’ Initiation

February 4, 2013 By Tony Peluso 1 Comment

Newly minted sergeants under surprise attack in Vietnam must act on their own authority for survival.

Filed Under: The Good Life, War Tagged With: Army stories, authority, corruption, Gun Violence, guns, initiation, justice, manhood, Responsibility, rites of passage, self-reliance, US Army, Vietnam War, Vietnam War Memorial, War, war stories, war veterans

Joseph L. Galloway, Combat Journalist, on Vietnam [Video]

February 2, 2013 By Open Road Media 1 Comment

Galloway speaks with respect for both the enemy and his fellow soldiers in the war in Vietnam.

Filed Under: Historical Perspectives on Goodness, The Good Life, War Tagged With: combat, combat journalists, gratitude, grief, Ia Drang, Joseph Galloway, Open Road Media, video, Vietnam veterans, Vietnam War, War, war veterans, We Were Soldiers Once And Young

Is It Fair to Believe Men Can Be Summed Up By Our Desire to Drink, F*** and Swear?

November 25, 2012 By Tom Matlack 66 Comments

Even “regular guys” aren’t two-dimensional stereotypes, says Tom Matlack.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Good Is Good, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: adultery, auto workers, Charlie Sheen, Community, economy, Eliot Spitzer, Families, father, fatherhood, football, founder, golf, goodness, handicap, hanna rosin, honesty, Husband, identity, integrity, layoffs, leadership, male stereotypes, manhood, marrriage, masculinity, media images of men, men, Men's Issues, mental illness, prison, prisoners' rights, Recession, regular guys, roles, social justice, sports, Stereotypes, The End of Men, The Good Men Project, Tiger Woods, Tom Matlack, unemployment, veterans, War in Iraq, war veterans, Work

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