Goodwill and Man-Woman Relationships

I had an older friend who was a brilliant writer but had a negative view of women, particularly of mothers. I challenged that view, and that resulted in him terminating the friendship.I also had a correspondence with a professor who studies domestic violence. I wrote some...

Refuting Political Correctness

Many people detest political correctness, but there have not been enough credible arguments made against it. I have given thought to the matter and came up with rational refutations of some of their central claims. I do so as someone who fully supports women's rights - both...

Cross-Influence: The West and Islam

When different cultures interact, they influence one another in all sorts of ways. The ongoing contact between the Western liberal cultures and the Muslim cultures has done a lot to reduce the influence of Western feminism. Western men start asking such questions as, "Why do...

Misogyny and Confusion

I had a friend named Jeff who got raped as a child by his stepfather and hated his mother for allowing it to happen, which hatred he generalized on all women. He said that having a penis gave him the power, and that he would treat his woman like trash.Jeff, and others like...

Fatherhood and Character

A constant refrain by conservatives is that the institution of family, and especially the authority of the father, has been undermined. I am a man and a father, and I say without hesitation that I do not need these institutions on my side. My daughter knows that I love...

Incest, Christianity and "Family values"

Pedophilia is easier to prosecute than incest, even though incest has been shown to be more damaging than pedophilia. Everyone is expected to hate someone who rapes other people's children; whereas fathers, uncles and brothers who commit incest are protected by the family and...

Eminem vs. Feminism

Eminem has been one of the most influential Hollywood figure in decades; and most of his influence was not a good one. He has influenced many young men to become abusive and violent to their girlfriends and their wives. In all cases that someone exercises influence, there is...

Gender Debate: Hitler and Stalin

There are two sides of town. On one side of town, violent and abusive men are horrible to women who are beautiful, warm and compassionate and insist on treating them like dirt. On the other side of town, nasty and mean-spirited women are ugly to men who have goodwill toward...

Preventing Abuse

I have seen a lot of abusive relationships; and from what I have seen I make two recommendations on how to prevent abuse.  The first is to make laws against false advertising in relationships. Most abusers do not say that they will be abusers; they present a nice front...

The New Matriarchy and the Redundant Male

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" From the dawn of history to the late 1950s, the collective had been the organizing principle of human affairs. The pursuit of happiness was channelled via collectives and even dissidents and rebels formed...

Gender and Change

For someone who wants to change the way that things are, the best path is a two-pronged approach. One part of it consists of deconstructing wrong attitudes and beliefs; the other part consists of leading by example to better outcomes. In the first case, the change is...

Why Republicans Should Support Domestic Violence Legislation

There have been some Republican politicians, such as Tom Cole, who've been speaking up in favor of domestic violence legislation; and then there are others who have been opposing it. This is to reach those people based on what they claim to believe.Refusing to practice or...