On the Ballot: American Manhood

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'The 2024 vote was set to be a referendum on the rights of women. Instead it has become a debate over the needs and desires of men. The question now is which model of manhood will win in November. The macho brawler of the Trump-Vance ticket, or the kindly “girl dad” offered by Harris and Walz? The fighter or the coach?
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For Democrats, the first step is simply to acknowledge the reality of the problems facing American men. The facts here are stark. Boys and men are lagging at every stage of the education system, with massive gaps opening up on college campuses. Wages for working-class men have stagnated, along with their marital prospects. White men raised poor are much worse off if they were born in 1992 than in 1978, according to the latest work from Harvard economist Raj Chetty. The male suicide rate is four times higher than for women, and claims 40,000 men a year. The suicide rate among men under age 30 has risen by 40% since 2010.

The point is that male struggles aren’t confected by reactionaries: they are real. And they are not being adequately addressed by either side.'