Showing posts with label men. Show all posts
Showing posts with label men. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2026

Are Young Men Really Turning to Religion—or Is This Overhyped?

A new Gallup poll sparked headlines claiming young men in the U.S. are becoming more religious—but the reality is more complicated. Yes, the data shows a noticeable increase: about 42% of men ages 18–29 now say religion is “very important” to them, up sharply from just 28% a couple years ago. 

But zoom out, and the bigger trend hasn’t changed. Religion in America is still in long-term decline, with rising numbers of religiously unaffiliated people and lower overall participation across most demographics. Even among Gen Z, a huge share remains non-religious, and experts caution there’s no evidence of a broad religious revival—just a more limited, uneven shift among certain groups of young men. 

 Let's talk about what the Gallup data actually shows, why young men may be driving this short-term uptick, and why headlines about a “religious comeback” are misleading.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf3KwsbubrQ

 

Friday, December 5, 2025

DEI ban could hurt college enrollment rates for men, particularly White men - The Washington Post

The university accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female prospects, though, like some other schools, it got nearly twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for male students to get in — 7 percent of male applicants were admitted, compared with 4.4 percent of female applicants, university data shows. 

The Trump administration's policies may soon put an end to that advantage enjoyed by men at some colleges, admissions and higher-education experts say...


 

Monday, November 17, 2025

Guys (Conspirituality podcast #283)

Back in June, we published an episode about the "Speaking with American Men" (SAM) project, a $20 million initiative designed by political consultants to understand and win back young men (18-29) who increasingly voted for Donald Trump. We talked about this cringey, inauthentic approach to compete over the influence of manosphere figures like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Huberman, who exploit a perceived "meaning crisis" with pseudo-intellectual and often reactionary messages.

Instead of what? We said that the better route would be to focus on material concerns so that the rage of young men isn’t ceded to right-wing movements. Big-money consultant-led efforts to micromanage online interactions will not spawn-in the authentic cultural engagement that right-wing influencers naturally achieve.

Well here we are now in the fall, and we’ve got a bunch of guys stepping into this contested space from different angles. Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner present very differently as masculine role models, but share the same economic populism, but also a deep challenge in the long shadow of patriarchy: how do men become trustworthy?
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Friday, October 31, 2025

VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage — ProPublica

The law states that "reproductive cancer of any type" be covered. Officials added male breast cancer under that category after a working group of experts reviewed the science. The decision noted "the marked similarity of male and female breast cancer." 

The Trump administration's memo argues that designation is a mistake. "The Biden Administration falsely classified male breasts as reproductive organs," Kasperowicz said in his statement to ProPublica. 

A former official who was involved in the VA's decision last year said that while there were discussions about how to interpret "reproductive cancer," the scientific consensus among VA oncologists was clear. "The evidence showed that male and female breast tissue respond similarly to toxic exposures and share nearly identical biological and mutational profiles," said the former official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing concern for his job prospects in government. "Expanding coverage to male breast cancer was the right call."…

https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-male-breast-cancer-coverage-trump-executive-order


 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Why the right dominates the man-o-sphere (The Find Out Podcast)

How did the far-right win over a generation of young men? And can progressives win them back?

In this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we sit down with internet veteran and bestselling author Jason Pargin to unpack the rise of the man-o-sphere, the silence of the left on masculinity, and why right-wing influencers keep dominating the online space.

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Revealed: the far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across US

"They seek to lower the bar to participating in the far right, and by doing so have proved attractive to a cohort of mostly male members, some of whom have never before undertaken any form of activism." 

Heidi Beirich, co-founder and chief strategy officer of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, said the OGC "appears to be another major new network of racists, too many of which are springing up in the era of Trump". 

She said the group was "pushing violent ideologies, including race hate and antisemitism and has links to prominent figures on the far right"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/05/far-right-mens-clubs-old-glory


 

Monday, June 23, 2025

Dems Ask “What is a Man?” (Conspirituality podcast, episode #262)

In the aftermath of the devastating 2024 election—as 2025 hurtles toward an authoritarian takeover—legacy media and Democratic strategists have the same question on their lips: What is going on with young men? Though Kamala Harris won the overall 18- to 29-year-old demographic, Trump improved his share by 9 points. Men in this age group voted for Trump by 16% more than women did. What explains this?

Perhaps this is due to the right inflaming the anxieties and resentments of young men online. Red-pilled, hyper-masculine, anti-woke conspiracy influencers are filling the gap created by the “meaning crisis.” Maybe the left needs its own Joe Rogan! Not to worry: top political consultants Ilyse Hogue and John Della Volpe have pitched a new research initiative to the Democratic Party donor class.

Their response, the widely derided SAM (Speaking with American Men), comes with a proposed $20M budget. No cap, bro, they'll low-key give center-left corporate politics the rizz it needs to slay the MAGA simps and cape for democracy.
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Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Radicalization of American Boyhood (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad discusses the growing trend of young men, particularly in the 18-35 age group, trending conservative and the impact of radicalization on masculinity and gender roles. He is joined by Reverend Angela Denker, author of ‘Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood,’ to explore how young men are being influenced by online spaces, conservative churches, and retrograde masculinities.

The conversation includes insights into narratives shaping young men, experiences of radicalization, and the intersection of these issues with Christian nationalism. The episode also touches on personal stories, such as that of Dylann Roof, who committed a white supremacist massacre, and Caleb, a former white supremacist turned pastor, highlighting the complex pathways of radicalization and de-radicalization.
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