Last week a friend emailed me the following: "Hi Bryan, "How are you doing? "Just wondering, a friend of mine at work was pretty ticked off at you for a show of yours she listened to this weekend. She said that you were saying that Fox [N]ews fans are delusional, and that you didn't reference what people should be watching or listening to … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: How to Be Alone by Tanya Davis
September 5, 2010 by 1 Comment
Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. *If you're reading this in an RSS reader or email, you may need to click the title of the post to view the video on our blog. … [Read more...]
The Marriage Plot, New Feminism, & the End of Men, Part 5: New Opportunities
September 3, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 5 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Then the economy tanks, the era of the male provider-warrior ends, and man stands wondering if he has any importance. As women take more than half of the new jobs in the market, they too begin to wonder if man is needed. Here comes … [Read more...]
The Marriage Plot, New Feminism, & the End of Men, Part 4: Solutions
September 2, 2010 by 2 Comments
This is part 4 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 5 Here This reality, in fact, is one of those amazing coincidences that can only be called either inspiration or serendipity. The current crisis is offering an opportunity for men to develop their nurturing side. Before you discount this, … [Read more...]
The Marriage Plot, New Feminism, & the End of Men, Part 3: Growing Confusion about Manhood
September 1, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 3 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here President Obama said in his 2008 Father’s Day Speech that fathers are critical to the foundations of the family: “They are teachers and coaches. They are mentors and role models. They are examples of success and men who constantly push … [Read more...]
The Marriage Plot, New Feminism, & the End of Men, Part 2: The Decreasing Popularity of Marriage
August 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 2 of a 5-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here At the same time, and certainly not unrelated, many women are finding marriage less attractive. Sandra Tsing Loh writes that: “for women, obsession with real estate is replacing obsession with love and marriage….Whatever the … [Read more...]
The Marriage Plot, New Feminism, & the End of Men, Part 1: The Rise of Matriarchal Society
August 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
This is part 1 of a 5-part article. Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here AT THE CENTER OF ALL SOCIETIES sits the family, and when family culture drastically and irreversibly changes, the whole civilization is impacted. Our politics, economy, relationships and character are going to be different based on … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: The Country of Marriage by Wendell Berry
August 29, 2010 by 1 Comment
Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. The Country of Marriage Wendell Berry I. I dream of you walking at night along the streams of the country of my birth, warm blooms and the nightsongs of birds opening around you as you walk. You are holding in your body the … [Read more...]
How Information Grows
August 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Information grows differently than industry or agriculture. Thus hundreds of years of understanding about how to grow Industrial-Age businesses doesn't really apply to many Information Age endeavors. Indeed, some of the lessons of how to grow a farm in the Agricultural Age didn't necessarily translate to Industrial Age corporate growth, … [Read more...]
How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America
August 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
Every once in a while a truly great article comes along that needs to be read by everyone who cares about freedom. Past examples include “The Clash of Civilizations” by Samuel Huntington and “A Separate Peace” by Peggy Noonan. Both of these are still incredibly valuable reading. Today, when many politicians are trying to convince the American … [Read more...]
