Welmer

In contemporary society, the traditional form of marriage has been beaten down so thoroughly that it is only a shadow of its former self. Haggard, toothless, begging for any takers, the once formidable and revered institution of marriage as practiced in the West has stooped to subsisting primarily on the bridal fantasies of schoolgirls and [...]

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(This clip was produced by a boy as a present to his father — very touching)
The sustainability movement has a serious image problem, but to grasp this requires a shift in perspective. When one thinks of an ecologically-friendly and progressive society, what comes to mind are smart cars and Toyota hybrids gliding around hip urban [...]

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As a child of the 1970s, for my entire life I have lived and breathed the doom-and-gloom philosophy that supplanted the old post-war faith in human progress. A misanthropic world-view, dominant following the cultural revolution of the 1960s and 70s, hammered the younger generation with one apocalyptic prophecy after another. Movies such as Soylent Green, [...]

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I never thought I’d ever get involved in the lolcat genre, but a disgruntled neighbor forced my hand following an alleged altercation involving Nelson, my cat. According to the neighbor, Nelson attacked her cat, and when she tried to intervene he “lunged at her” and bit her leg. Following the incident, I had a phone [...]

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Plenty of guys know the family court system needs a shakeup, and a big part of that involves setting ethical standards for those involved in it. One wonders how many guys have lost custody of their children after being accused of stalking or harassment by this guy, who is currently under investigation by the FBI [...]

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Although the idea that American men are in a state of decline, if not outright crisis, has been gaining some traction amongst moderate observers, nobody has yet proposed any serious measures to remedy the situation. Measures for dealing with American men remain punitive, ranging from affirmative action all the way to proposals to castrate convicted [...]

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I don’t usually write directly about politics, but Obama’s choice of Joe Biden for VP significantly raises the stakes for men. Joe Biden, known to men’s activists as “VAWA Joe” for his promotion of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, holds a great deal of responsibility for the abuses introduced by that law. Thanks to [...]

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