Why do the Washington Post and the New York Times both have “gender columnists”? Should anyone be surprised that they are both women, the Post’s Monica Hesse and the Times’ Jessica Bennett? Were any men considered or even eligible for the Post’s position? (I think we all know the answer to that question, don’t we?) …
When I was fresh out of school and working at my first real job (i.e., one that looks good on a resume and might actually lead to something better…though it didn’t), I met a retiree who had worked for the Budd Company, a Philadelphia corporation best known for manufacturing stainless steel railroad cars. The old …
The article below was first published in 2016. Republished to bring it to the attention of newer readers and so older readers can enjoy it again. –Ed. Legions of feminists will ferociously type smash the patriarchy! at their Internet rallies, calling out for the end of the male supremacy in all spheres of life. Yet, …
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International cooperation was created to help poor countries tackle urgent problems like child malnutrition, refugee crises and pandemics. A very powerful ecosystem of institutions arose, channelling funds and implementing programs throughout the least developed world for fighting hunger, stopping aids and other general humanitarian work. The United Nations (UN), though originally intended for other reasons, …
Robert Brockway has refreshed an article that he wrote several years ago, adding additional information that was unavailable at the time of original publication –Ed While feminists have claimed for decades that female rulers are more peaceful, research has turned this on its head. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and …
It’s just a matter of time before they come for Ogden Nash. Since his specialty was light verse, not a popular literary format today, his work has probably flown under the radar. Nash was anything but controversial in his day. Of course, the same is true of a lot of people whose writings, interviews, speeches, …
Men tend to be competitive and often fight with other men in various ways for coveted statuses and positions. Clubs, spears, guns, and missiles are associated with war and death. But a penis isn’t like those weapons. Masculinity doesn’t fundamentally signify fighting, war, and death. A functioning penis should be appreciated as a blessed peacemaker …
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Imagine you are a 29-year-old man returning to your hotel room around 11:00 p.m. You stop at the front desk for messages and you discover you have received a note on hotel stationery that reads as follows: It is extremely important that I see you as soon as possible. We’re not acquainted, but I have …
Back in 1964 Eric Bern, a psychologist, wrote a book called Games People Play, launching a new way of looking at people. The book described an array of methods that people use to manipulate other people in order to get what they want from them—or methods of defending against assumed threats. Berne extended Sigmund Freud’s …
Men who can’t get sex are seen as losers We hear a lot about double standards between female and male sexual behaviour. Women who have a lot of sex are often slut shamed, while men who have lots of sex are seen as ‘studs.’ What is often ignored however, is how true the exact inverse of …
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