Rape culture is the trivialization of rape, and it permeates our society to an alarming extent.
Conflict
Guns Don’t Make Americans Violent, America Does
Thaddeus Howze insists that we are a nation in crisis—a moral crisis, a social crisis but most importantly a mental health crisis that we are completely in denial about. We are violent because we are trained to be.
Shame and Violence: The Connecticut School Shooting and Hate
Tragedy comes from repressed shame, not from being too permissive with people.
Rove Hack: The Anonymous Conspiracy
Did hacker group Anonymous foil Karl Rove’s evil election-stealing plan? Greg Olear offers evidence that this conspiracy theory may be true.
From Dork to Combat Killer in 14 Weeks
Matt Crowder looks back at the moment he knew he had to join the U.S. Military—the morning of September 11, 2001—and how that has turned him into the man he is today.
Guarding Charlie
Sergeant Major Franklin Dennis Jones spent 77 days at an army base that was continuously bombarded by the North Vietnamese. And Julie Richardson is shooting a film about it.
The Hazards of Manhood
Am I man enough? Am I powerful enough? Men put their bodies at risk to cover up pain, fear, and vulnerability.
I’m an American Living in Israel and I’m going to Jail Rather Than Join the Israeli Defense Forces
Moriel Rothman is refusing to serve in the IDF an act of protest against what he sees as an unjust and evil system. Here is his story.
Scared Straight
Steve Jaeger lives to tell a tale of hitchhiking in the Age of Aquarius.
Prison Reporting and a Bald Double Standard
Even the way prison statistics are reported betrays ugly and outdated gender stereotypes.
“Black Rage” and “Self-Restraint”
How do you dismiss a black man’s argument? You call him angry.
Face the Rage
How do you powerfully deal with people when they’re acting nuts?
Muslim Mosh Pit
Young American men have sanctioned outlets for rage and rebellion their counterparts in conservative Islam do not.
Anger of Muslims, Part 2: Making Sense in 3D
The violence in the Middle East makes sense when viewed from sufficient perspectives.
From the Bottom of the 47 Percent
Sean Davis came from the poorest of the poor, from the white-trash, from food stamps and toys made from boxes of government cheese—and he has a message for America.
Anger of Muslims
Brandon Ferdig is incredulous that the extended trailer for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ is responsible for riots in the Middle East.