MLB player Daniel Murphy took one of his three days of paternity leave, and the sexists came out swinging.
These Changing Times
Call It What It Is: The United States Tortures Human Beings
Rev. Neil O’Farrell asks: At what time did American civilization end?
Detroit Tigers Sign Miguel Cabrera for $292 Million. Meanwhile, Detroit.
The average teacher in Detroit would have to work 5,840 years to make what baseball player Miguel Cabrera will “earn” in 10.
Same-Sex Marriage: Once More Down the Aisle, But Now is the Time to Celebrate
BREAKING: Same-sex marriage is now legal in England and Wales.
Couples Where Mothers Earn More Are No More Likely to Split
Fears about women earning more reflect theories, anxieties and myths about what makes a relationship strong.
Shaming the Gentle Man
How the word chivalry is taken as offensive by some men.
Cinema’s Sex Revolution
Jeremy Polacek examines critiques about the sex and sexuality in the controversial film ‘Blue is The Warmest Color’.
On Opening Up, Not Eliminating, Man’s Place in the World
Kat Lanteigne grew up in the remote mining towns of northern Canada and her perceptions of what a man should be was shaped by what she saw there. Two men embraced the best parts of those perceptions, while expanded her idea of what a man is and can be.
A Defined Gentleman: 3 Basic Concepts to Being a Good Man
“A gentleman is to be measured in his speech, generosity in giving, sober in eating, honesty in living, kindness in forgiving, and courageousness in fighting.”
I Answer To My Wife’s Last Name and Like It
Pete Wilgoren know’s what’s in a name. His daughters do, too.
We Need to Fall Back in Love with Learning Languages
Language skills are in high demand, so what aren’t we embracing the study of them more often?
Faux Philanthropy Ain’t Fooling Me
Polly Chester is frustrated with the phony altruism orchestrated by trans and multi-national corporations.
The Joys & Challenges of Being a Work-at-Home Dad
Author Jeff Burlingame reflects on what it’s like to work from home while he raises his energetic 2-year-old son.
Resilience is About Survival, in Whatever Form it Takes
Peter Pollard on how he sees resilience as the beautiful light that overcomes the darkness of trauma.
On the “Get Over It” Myth of Healing from Trauma
Patti Giggans, Executive Director of Peace Over Violence, believes the “Get over it” approach is myth, not methodology. And she wants us to put it to rest once and for all.
We Need to Talk About the C-Word(s)
Andy Fraser steps into the gray area between cowardice and courage—and finds that doing nothing isn’t always the soft option.