Well-intended Affirmative Insanity
Jon Gunnarson makes the case that affirmative action programs, however well-intended, often do more harm than good. No matter who’s supposed to benefit or who’s supposed to be privileged or underprivileged.
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Has Chivalry Fled? (Article, May 1912)
The following article provides an example of a ‘threat narrative’ – i.e., in this case the threat that chivalry is departed or dying, thus putting women in danger in a myriad ways. The ‘Chivalry Is Dead’ trope has been wheeled out by every newspaper and media outlet for the last two centuries, on a weekly …
In their own words
This article was originally presented as a speech at the 2024 Menz Summit in New Zealand. There’s an old joke. I don’t recall when I first heard it. Although the wording varies, I first heard it as: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t trying to get you.” This conference series is about men’s …
