Josh Kleinberg rejects the idea that feminism and men’s rights are incompatible aims. In our fight for equality, he argues, we’ve got to weed out the reactionary behavior.
Best of Ethics & Values
Unlocking the Men’s Rights Movement
Men and the Sexualization of Young Girls
Encouraging princess culture—however innocently—contributes to the sexualization of girls. Men can be part of the solution to the “princess problem.”
Are Men Natural-Born Cheaters?
Men are more promiscuous than women, but that doesn’t mean we should buy the cultural fallacy that men are programmed to cheat. The vast majority of men are happily, naturally monogamous.
Childless by Choice: My Parents Made Me Do It
What motivates a man to get sterilized? Financial reasons, relationship issues—or something deeper?
I’m Proud of My Vasectomy
Ted Cox’s mom cried when she found out that he had a vasectomy at 28, but he has no regrets. His new column looks at the reasons more men are opting out of fatherhood.
‘Why I Don’t Want to Talk About Race’
Tom Matlack asked his friend Steve Locke to write for us about race. He declined. Here’s why.
Men, Faith, and Goodness
Do you need faith to be a good man? Tom Matlack and others weigh in.
‘Can We Tell It Like It Really Happened?’: On Race and ‘The Scottsboro Boys’
Facing protests, Broadway production “The Scottsboro Boys” will close this Sunday. Tom Matlack argues that the show was misunderstood.
The Gay Kids Are All Right
Developmental psychologist Ritch Savin-Williams argues that most gay teens are not in peril, and that the well-intentioned It Gets Better campaign nonetheless promotes a false “suffering suicidal script.”
The Faith of a Wimp
In Tom Matlack’s last column, “Questioning My Faith,” he declined to choose a particular religion. One reader thinks that makes him a wimp. Here, they talk it out.
The Wussification of Youth Sports?
Good vs. Evil
Michael Capuzzo, author of The Murder Room, touches on good and evil, forgiveness, and the importance of having a good cry.
Fatherless Boys (With Kids on the Way)
Tom Matlack sits down with three fatherless teenagers—two of whom will soon be dads.