Category: Veteran
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Millennial-Life Crisis?
This summer, I turn 40 years old. This means I will reach that age range where some people hit their dreaded mid-life crisis. If I’m like previous generations of men who get to this point. It means I’d divorce my wife, buy a new sports car, and date a 21-year-old Instagram model. I doubt this…
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Top Three Reasons I support Pride
I’m just a straight cis male. To the Zoomers, I’m boring af. My wife is a bi-cis woman, plus she’s super intelligent, passionate, and gorgeous. I’ve watched every season of Sense8 and Pose multiple times. Those are some very gay-friendly and groundbreaking shows. I drank plenty of Bud Light in college and didn’t turn gay. I…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Weaponizing e-girls: How the US military uses YouTube and TikTok to improve its image The Pentagon understands that both in terms of politics and combat effectiveness, it’s dangerous to ignore the declining popularity of the armed forces. So, in order to recruit more young people, the military is brushing up its image not only through…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Corwyn Collier
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Army veteran, father, teacher, and Men’s Health…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Mike Steadman
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Marine Corps veteran, mentor, and champion boxer…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Pablo Paredes
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the former U.S. Navy Sailor, youth advocate,…
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What is an Evolved Man?
I titled this website “Evolving Man Project,” but what exactly is an “Evolved Man”? I hope this website inspires my fellow men and those who identify as male to be someone who stands out from the crowd. Being an “Evolved Man” doesn’t mean you think you’re better than others. It also goes far beyond the outdated and…
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The United States of Poverty
In June of 2022, I had something happen to me that’s never like before. An older woman arrived at my front door. At first, my wife thought it was a Jehovah’s Witness. Well, the woman wasn’t trying to share a Watchtower magazine and save our souls from damnation. She told us she’d just buried a son, had…
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Let’s Talk About Sex
Sex Ed is a Joke It’s been a couple of decades since I was a teenager, but I remember watching the movie Mean Girls when I was on a date in my early 20s. It was the scene where the gym teacher told a group of students, “If you have the sex, you’ll get pregnant…
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Reflections on the Empire: Part II
Empire Babies “The world is a freak show, and if you live in the United States. You have a front-row seat.” The quote at the beginning of this essay is to paraphrase the late great comedian George Carlin. We citizens of the U.S are empire babies, and too many of us don’t realize we have a…
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