Biological Difference
What the Right Gets Wrong About Boys and Men – Part 3.2
In Part 3.1 of this series, I summarized what Richard Reeves believes the political Left gets wrong about the crisis facing boys and men. In this post, I will summarize what Reeves asserts the political Right gets wrong, as outlined in his book, Of Boys and Men, Why...
What the Left Gets Wrong About Boys and Men – Part 3.1
The Left tells men to be more like their sisters. The Right says to be more like your father. Neither invocation is helpful. ~ Richard Reeves Prior posts in this series, Parts 2.1 and 2.2, described the eleven problems and conditions faced by boys and men identified...
Problems and Conditions of Boys and Men – Part 2.2
.Boys and men are struggling in the U.S. and across the globe. Part 2.1 of this series described the first six problems and conditions for boys and men identified by Richard Reeves in his book, Of Boys and Men – Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why it Matters, and...
Problems and Conditions of Boys and Men – Part 2.1
Boys and men are struggling in the U.S. and across the globe. Here are the first six problems and conditions for boys and men identified by Richard Reeves in his book, Of Boys and Men – Why The Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What To Do About It . 1....
Of Boys and Men – Revisitation of a Crisis in Six Parts
What is needed is a positive vision of masculinity that is compatible with gender equality. We need a prosocial masculinity for a postfeminist world. ~ Richard Reeves*, Of Boys and Men We don’t have to be androgynous to be equal. ~ Richard Reeves on Real Time with...
Why Am I Interested in Heterosexual Sex and Heterosexual Relationships?
“All human life stems from the reality of, and difference between, men and women.” ~ Nina Power, What Do Men Want?, 2022 In “How Should Feminists Have Sex Now?,” a recent article in the Atlantic magazine, it struck me that this question, in one form or another, is at...
Female Sexual Fluidity: Power of Context and the Future of Heterosexual Partnerships
“Power comes to women who bring gay expectations to their heterosexual couplings.” ~ Jennifer Baumgardner Mutually satisfying romance, love, and sexuality are teetering on the edge of failure in the modern heterosexual mating economy. Women are turning away...
First Principle: Acknowledge Male-Female Differences
As I prepare to address issues of sexual orientation and fluidity (see Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Presentation, and Biological Sex), it seems appropriate if not necessary to review “first principles” related to my mission and central message, including:...
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Presentation, and Biological Sex
“Everyone under 25 thinks they are queer.” ~ The Bisexual (Hulu) Mating Straight Talk (MST) attempts to scientifically demonstrate the evolved behavioral sex differences between men and women and explain human mate selection; it does so because heterosexual...
Women’s Preferences for Male Facial Masculinity
“The face is more honest than the mouth will ever be.” ~ Daphne Orebaugh In a prior post (Want An equal Marriage? Then Date As Equals), I described the “trade-off problem” (coined by evolutionary psychologists) that women have in choosing between male alpha traits of...