History’s Most Manly
Theodore Roosevelt Let’s start this History’s Most Manly series off with a man so over-the-top tough, he could make Chuck Norris start hyperventilating into a paper bag at the mere thought of his awesomeness. We’re talking about a man who got shot in the chest by some jerkweed just before a campaign speech in 1912, and then […]
Fortitude
In a time when finding reasons to be “offended” is a national pasttime, and our children are indoctrinated into imagined victimhood, fortitude stands out like a lighthouse amid a dark and stormy sea of chaos and ignorance. “Men who fall, pick themselves up, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die.” -Theodore […]
What is “Tonic” Masculinity?
True masculinity is never “toxic.” You may think you know what “manliness” means and, hopefully, you’ve had at least one man in your life who lived it well; you may also have heard of “toxic masculinity,” or conversely, the “beta male.” Neither of these two hits the mark of a man’s greatest potential to positively […]
The Essence of Masculinity
The concept of masculinity has taken a beating in recent times–often having the prefix “toxic” attached to it, as if the two words are synonymous–but is such disapprobation deserved? Is it true masculinity that’s being attacked, or a bogus “Straw Man” version? It’s not so easy to knock a real man down but, the truth is, a […]
Tonic Masculinity: I’m Offended
There is no inherent tie between the color of one’s skin and the content of their character. However, the “thickness” of one’s skin does indicate the depth of one’s character. A “thick-skinned” man is as impervious to insults and slander as a rhino is to a shot from a BB gun. Unfortunately, we are living […]