What Trump’s Victory Means for America
November 14, 2024
In the 2024 election, Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris by sweeping all seven swing states. He won the popular vote as well, but by a relatively slim margin. When all the votes are counted (get it together California!) his margin is predicted to be only 1.5 points. For months the polls told us we were in Continue Reading →
2024 Election Edition: Young Men Swing Toward Trump
November 7, 2024
Trump received unparalleled support from young men in this election. Declining social capital may be to blame. Continue Reading →
What Trump Has Done to Our Politics
October 31, 2024
Watching the clips from Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, what struck me more than anything else is how utterly unrecognizable the Republican Party has become under Trump. A party that once stressed the importance of honesty and integrity is gone. The rally speakers engaged in unrestrained vitriol and bigotry. It’s not all happening on stage Continue Reading →
“We Don’t Feel Safe, Heard, or Understood.”
October 17, 2024
A few weeks ago, I went to Philadelphia, PA to conduct a series of focus groups with young men and women. We discussed a variety of subjects including dating, relationships, infidelity, pornography and the 2024 U.S. election. As part of this research, we teamed up with The Washington Post to give participants the opportunity to Continue Reading →
The Pornography Problem
October 3, 2024
Americans are being inundated with explicit content. AI promises to worsen the issue. Continue Reading →
What Taylor Swift’s Endorsement Tells Us About the Youth Gender Gap
September 19, 2024
Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris was hardly unexpected. After all, Swift endorsed Biden over Trump just four years earlier. Yet, her latest announcement set off a cascade of commentary. It didn’t take long for Donald Trump to express his displeasure in a Truth Social post declaring: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” As often happens, Trump Continue Reading →
After #MeToo Have Women Become More Afraid of Men?
September 5, 2024
Who is a bigger threat to a woman alone in the woods? A man or a bear? This was the question that sparked a viral debate on social media earlier this year. To the consternation and outrage of many men, most women said they would rather be alone with a bear. In many ways, the online debate Continue Reading →
Modern Friendship: A Conversation with Author Anna Goldfarb
August 22, 2024
I’ve written a lot about friendship over the past few years. Despite the topic, which often lends itself to humor and levity, the story of American friendship has been sobering. Over the past several decades, close friendships that have been a central feature of American social and civic life have been disappearing. More Americans report Continue Reading →
Book Announcement: Uncoupled
August 8, 2024
When I began American Storylines, the goal was to give me the space to talk about the fascinating research that never made it into our published reports or op-eds. Two years ago, while poring over a massive dataset of 20+ years of Gallup polling, I stumbled across something extraordinary: a rapidly growing gender gap between Continue Reading →
What Does Kamala Harris’ Candidacy Mean for the Gender Gap in 2024?
July 25, 2024
Most men have an unfavorable view of Kamala Harris. Gender will play a new role in the 2024 election. Continue Reading →
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