Richard Reeves, president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, joins Victoria to discuss how young men lack structural and social support in modern society.
Agenda:
— Why boys struggle in the modern education system
— How progressives left men behind
— The appeal of alpha male “manfluencers”
— Why men connect shoulder-to-shoulder and women connect face-to-face
— Policy solutions
Show Notes:
— Tim Ryan’s “Hey Coach! Our Boys Need You”
— Women are twice as likely, compared to men, to tell a friend they love them
— Sen. Josh Hawley’s Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs
— American Psychological Association’s Task Force on Boys in School
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