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Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs

Bottom of the pile

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

1/100

Critics

N/A

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Josh Hawley

Publisher:

Regnery Publishing

Date:

May 16, 2023

A constitutional lawyer, and U.S. senator for the state of Missouri argues that the character of men and the male virtue that goes along with it is a necessary ingredient to a functioning society and a healthy, free republic.

What The Reviewers Say

Becca Rothfeld,
The Washington Post
He posits that masculinity is, at once, a biological endowment and a personal achievement.
Lloyd Green,
The Guardian (UK)
On the page, Hawley blames “Epicurean liberals” for the failures of American men.
Jon Schwarz,
The Intercept
In a book titled Manhood, Hawley literally never mentions the most famous act of his life: running away from the protesters in the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the protesters he had earlier that day saluted with a raised fist of solidarity.
Ginny Hogan,
The Nation
I too would have run away from the January 6 rioters. So it’s not surprising that we can find some common ground. While Hawley isn’t wrong when he recognizes that something’s up with men, he wildly misses the mark on exactly what that something is.