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The U.S. Military’s Masculinity Problem

In an April press conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a prayer for the mission to rescue U.S. airmen downed in war on Iran. He invoked Ezekiel 25:17—vowing, “I will strike down upon thee ...
Toxic Masculinity. Google the term — which refers to a version of manhood predicated on stoicism, domination of others, sexual aggressiveness, violence and misogyny — and more than 500,000 hits pop up ...
Has anything really changed? That's the question I raise each June as I review the state of men's health. The impetus, of course, is Men's Health Month, the annual pep rally where we all decry the ...
From the White House to Harvard to Buckingham Palace, 2026 has become a masterclass in how men should not behave. Donald ...
Freelance investigative reporter Jasper Craven traces the history of military schooling and the corrosive traits it infuses ...
When you break the first rule of Fight Club, you find warring takes. While Chuck Palahniuk wrote it as satire, some take its narrator far too seriously.
It's hard to avoid encountering the term "toxic masculinity" these days. It has been linked to Australian soldiers' war crimes in Afghanistan, the Morrison government's low credibility with women in ...
Toxic masculinity ideology stems from a culture that men have grown up with, which pressures them to behave in a certain way. The idea of toxic masculinity is related to the notion of "manliness" ...
TORORO DISTRICT, Uganda - Vincent Onyango represents a growing movement of men redefining leadership within their homes and communities. At 28 years old, he is a youth counsellor and trained community ...
We men are trying. Truly! We’re trying to be there for our partners and our kids. Struggling to follow the rules as they were presented to us: work hard, fly straight, die on the beach with a daiquiri ...
Bumble has dropped its annual dating trends for 2025. Last year, the dating app predicted that singles would date based on ...