Article here. Excerpt:

'My last essay looked at how empathy distorts moral judgment. This essay looks at how feminism exploits empathy – using domestic violence advocacy as the example.

Obviously, I am deeply concerned about domestic violence. But I am also concerned about the cynical manipulation of our empathy. In this essay, I argue that feminism has become adept at generating empathy from a victim narrative and at exploiting it for political gain.

Quite a lot of ink has been spilled on the topic of domestic violence, so I won’t revisit ground well covered by others. Rather, this essay will focus narrowly on how feminists use empathy to gain power.'

Article here. That men are both capable and willing to defend themselves is for feminists proof that we're baaaad people. I say, if you're damned if you do or don't, you may as well do. Excerpt:

'The whole episode, from start to finish, was horribly bleak—and also bleakly illuminating. Tea is hardly a perfect app. As its name suggests, it allows not only serious warnings about men but also gossip about their supposed defects and romantic tendencies. When Tea users do make serious allegations of predatory behavior, those accusations go unconfirmed, a glaring failure of due process. But for all of the app’s flaws, the breaches have proved its users’ concerns valid: Women had good reasons for wanting something like Tea in the first place.'

Article here. Good grief. I blame the schools. Excerpt:

'Former MSNBC anchor Joy Reid condemned President Donald Trump, Elvis Presley and others on Friday as some of history’s many "mediocre White men" whose achievements are stolen or counterfeit.

Reid criticized Trump’s review of the Smithsonian during an interview with Wajahat Ali for his "The Left Hook" substack, in an episode titled, "How Mediocre White Men and Their Fragility Are Destroying America."

They argued that across America’s institutions, there is a phenomenon of "mediocre White men" with no actual culture of their own who co-opt the achievements of Black people to aggrandize themselves.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Single mother by choice has become a common term for unpartnered women who have intentionally become parents. You rarely hear of single fathers by choice, which makes sense given that they’re much more rare. But this population, it appears, has been expanding—slowly, over the course of a couple of decades, and then more notably in the past few years. The exact count is unclear; most surveys don’t differentiate them from widowers or men separated from an uninvolved co-parent. Still: Susan Golombok, a University of Cambridge psychologist and the author of We Are Family: The Modern Transformation of Parents and Children, told me that before this millennium, single dads by choice were virtually unheard of. Based on my conversations with kin researchers, fertility-industry professionals, and adoption centers, that’s certainly not the case anymore.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'In conclusion, our cohort study provides the first nationwide, prospective assessment of the long-term impact on STI risk of non-therapeutic male circumcision carried out in infancy or childhood. Our study provides population-based evidence that early-life circumcision is unlikely to provide protection against HIV or other STIs in males up to the age of 36 years. Rather, in our study circumcision was associated with higher STI rates overall, particularly for anogenital warts and syphilis. Our findings are relevant for ongoing debates on the ethics surrounding genital surgeries on healthy children [46], and should be thoroughly considered among international organizations and stakeholders preparing to expand ongoing adult circumcision programs in Africa in the fight against HIV and other STIs to also cover circumcision of young boys and male infants.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Comedian Kathy Griffin revealed that she has downloaded the dating app Hinge in order to find herself a date, adding, “I have a lot of fear about men, the entire gender.”

Griffin shared in a Monday Substack post that what “started out as a joke” between herself, singer Sia, and actress Nia Vardalos turned into her downloading the Hinge dating app and creating a profile.

Why can’t I find a nice partner at a law firm or a semi-retired fireman?” the comedian asked, before adding that she has “never received a dick pic” in her life, nor has she ever “sent a vagina picture.”

“I don’t even know why I wanna date a guy,” Griffin continued. “I have an awesome house that’s paid off. I have my four doggies. I read three books a week. I have the best friends I could ever hope for.”'

Article here. You won't see the most despicable female convicts being treated this way. But men not even arraigned for a crime are treated worse that factory-farmed animals. Excerpt:

'Arturo Suárez says he was beaten by guards as soon as he arrived at El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison. When he regained consciousness - his glasses smashed - everything was blurred, he says, but he heard the greeting clearly.

"Welcome to hell. Welcome to the cemetery of living men. The only way you leave here is dead."

Arturo says the person speaking was the jail’s director, Belarmino García.

Cecot - the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism - was designed for the mass incarceration of El Salvador’s most violent and dangerous gang members, a symbol of President Nayib Bukele's hardline approach to the wave of murders and extortion that had terrorised the country.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres resorted to harsh rhetoric as he denounced what he called the “poison of patriarchy,” categorically claiming that opponents to gender uniformity are happy to “throw equality to the wolves.”

Addressing the UN Commission on the Status of Women, Guterres was referring to the fact that women currently hold 27% of seats in national parliaments worldwide, a number that appears to be impervious to the usual nostrums of gender equality activists.

Guterres is a life-long socialist. And according to Marxist theory, men and women should be seen as interchangeable in their ambitions and interests.

But reality paints a different picture. Multiple surveys show that around the world, women consistently prioritize family and relationships over political ambition.

And experience reveals that male lawmakers consistently favor women in the laws they pass. in 1994, for example, mostly male legislators voted to approve the American “Violence Against Women Act.”'

Article here. Excerpt:

'This past Saturday the Washington Post published an article with the uncompromising title, “What’s Wrong with Men?” Resorting to the flawed logic so common in contemporary feminist discourse, author Jessa Crispin starts with fictional Michael Douglas movies from the 1980s and 1990s, using them to reach dystopian conclusions about American men 40 years later.

For decades, feminists have been claiming that women live under an oppressive patriarchy. But then the truth came out: Men are lagging behind women in 12 major areas, such as health, education, treatment by the legal system, homelessness, and more.

For feminists reluctant to relinquish their hard-earned victim status, the November elections delivered another jolt of unwelcome news: Men had become the new “power demographic” of the American electorate.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'While Tate’s crude words are troubling, his sentiment reflects a common theme among respondents: many men view modern women as self-focused or materialistic. More concerning is their fear of financial devastation in divorce, a legitimate worry given family court biases. Men see friends and family members devastated by marital breakdowns. Why would they take that risk? “The juice ain’t worth the squeeze” one follower said.

As influential figures like Tate amplify these fears, the perception of marriage as a viable goal diminishes, leading to a decline in dating and relationships. So, is it Andrew Tate’s fault? Not exactly. He’s highlighting serious issues we must tackle. We must approach men’s concerns with empathy and advocate for systemic reforms—particularly in family courts—while emphasizing the benefits of committed marriages. Only then can we begin to restore the value of connection in a fractured world.'

Article here. Definitely has some bullspit tropes in it but the overall message is good: most men do need time with their fellow men. Digital world isolation is a real thing. Excerpt:

'Since 1990, there has been a sharp decline in how many people men say they are close to, says Ferrara, who is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. In the US, two-thirds of men aged between 18 and 23 think that nobody really knows them; one third haven’t seen anyone outside their household in the past week; only a fifth say they have friends they can really count on; and a staggering 69% of young men think “no one cares if men are OK”.

Article here. Excerpt:

'My takeaway is that in modern America there is a broad moderate pro female sentiment in terms of societal opinions, and this carries over to slight pro female bias in various things like politics, employment, medical research and education. Women also are not a meek powerless group, with them making up the majority of voters, HR employees and increasing proportions of important media positions. The best case for female disadvantage in modern is the higher levels of sexual aggression that they face from men, but these statistics are not as lopsided in terms of gender as some people think. Even if you think I am completely wrong and biased (and i’m sure in an article that tries to cover so much I made some mistakes), I hope you learned something and got a different perspective.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'June 2025 in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that individuals from majority groups—including men—are entitled to the same anti-discrimination protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as any other group.

For decades plaintiffs were required to show “background circumstances” proving their employer was unusually inclined to discriminate against the majority—a hurdle not faced by minority-group plaintiffs, thereby making it harder for men to bring forward legitimate claims of sex-based [discrimination].

The plaintiff in Ames was a heterosexual woman who alleged discrimination after being passed over for promotion in favor of LGBTQ+ colleagues. Her case was dismissed under the old rule requiring “background circumstances.” The Supreme Court reversed that dismissal.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Marin’s words capture an unspoken cultural law: a man’s value is measured by his independence and ability to provide—not by his humanity. This isn’t just a philosophical problem; it’s a practical one that plays out every day in men’s lives.

When women are in need, the language society uses is sympathetic—“vulnerable,” “at risk,” “deserving.” For men, the same situation draws terms like “lazy,” “weak,” or “failure.” That double standard is so ingrained that when a man reaches a point of real need—whether after a job loss, a divorce, a health crisis, or a mental breakdown—he is often met with judgment before compassion.'

Article here. Flip the genders; it'd be headline news. Excerpt:

'Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson addressed her recent domestic violence arrest in a video on social media and issued an apology to her boyfriend Christian Coleman.

Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account Monday night in which she said she put herself in a “compromised situation.” She issued a written apology to Coleman on Tuesday morning.

“I love him & to him I can’t apologize enough,” the reigning 100-meter world champion wrote in all capital letters on Instagram, adding that her apology “should be just as loud” as her “actions.”'