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Masculinity as a Neutral Identity
Is that even possible?
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Male Friendship can be Cringe
What "Friendship" teaches us
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Scott Galloway needs to stop talking about Men and Boys
He's awful at it
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Losing Weight
Untying the knots of my weight loss journey
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Do Progressives hate sports and sports lovers?
If they want the vote and the movement, sports is a great way to do it. But do leftists secretly despise sports?
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Do men act "Macho" just in front of the Girls?
A San Francisco Pub is about to find out
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Let's try this new subscriber chat for The Ferdinand/Modern Manhood
A private space for us to chill (be nice)
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Men and Tariffs
"When you know bro won't have your back" politics
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Are Boys bad at school?
The panic over boys and education is raging again. Are the solutions worth their weight in salt? I'm looking at you Richard Reeves.
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Please stop saying we're Living in a Hellscape
A rant at the end of the year.
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Justin Baldoni and Male Feminists
What the Baldoni allegations say about Male Feminists?
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Leftists can't shut out Young Men again.
The Left want their own Joe Rogan, but they have a tough time with young men at all.
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This newsletter is about "What Makes Masculinity and What Masculinity Makes." What are some of the systemic issues around masculinity, and how they show up in the real world.
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