Mark Tapson
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
Houston Rescuers Prove the Lie of ‘Toxic Masculinity’
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Men . We are just the worst, with our toxic masculinity and patriarchal privilege. We are the source of literally all the world’s pro...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Do We Need Men Anymore?
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Considering how much time Grayson Perry has spent pondering masculinity, it’s disappointing how little he seems to value or understan...
Want Teenage Boys to Read? Give Them Books About Heroes
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Studies show that teenage boys lag behind teenage girls in reading. Even in adulthood, women are far more enthusiastic readers; two ...
Pop Culture’s Peter Pan Problem
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In 1983 The Peter Pan Syndrome , a pop psychology book which examined the phenomenon of men who seem locked into perpetual adolescenc...
Friday, July 28, 2017
Do We Really Want Men to Be More Vulnerable?
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In a piece last week for Vanity Fair with a title that perfectly captures the magazine’s signature tone of grandiosity and giddy cel...
Why You Should Pursue Meaning, Not Happiness
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A recent article in The Washington Post identified a rising “sea of despair” among the white working class and a surge in suicides ...
The Left’s Next Step: Redefining ‘Hate Speech’ as Violence
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An article in the Sunday Review section of the July 16 New York Times posed a question which, once upon a more innocent time, would...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Justice Roberts’ Commencement Address Stresses Humility and Gratitude
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Commencement addresses typically urge graduates to look to the future, and contain bland, predictable nuggets of inspiration such as ...
The Compassionate Left and the Coldhearted Right
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Shortly after Ronald Reagan first moved into the White House in 1981, a single-panel cartoon appeared in The New Yorker depicting an...
Friday, July 7, 2017
False Black Power?
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Barack Obama’s ascension to the White House was the culmination of the black struggle to attain the pinnacle of political power. But ...
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