Posts by Mark Tapson

We must stop smearing traditional masculinity as toxic and oppressive, and quit devaluing traditional femininity as demeaning and imprisoning.

Most of us will not die as accomplished as Julius Caesar or Mike Tyson, but all of us are going to be remembered, for better or worse, at least by the people whose lives we touched over our lifetime, many of whom we may not even realize we have impacted.

Most of us will not die as accomplished as Julius Caesar or Mike Tyson, but all of us are going to be remembered, for better or worse, at least by the people whose lives we touched over our lifetime, many of whom we may not even realize we have impacted.

Shaming, when done in the spirit of genuine concern for the state of someone’s very soul and for the state of our society, isn’t about humiliating; it’s about helping to guide people toward the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

Shaming, when done in the spirit of genuine concern for the state of someone’s very soul and for the state of our society, isn’t about humiliating; it’s about helping to guide people toward the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.

The trick – which admittedly, I have yet to master myself – is to be always attuned to the danger posed by political obsessiveness, and to refuse to limit yourself to being a purely “political animal.”

The trick – which admittedly, I have yet to master myself – is to be always attuned to the danger posed by political obsessiveness, and to refuse to limit yourself to being a purely “political animal.”

"Adolescence" blames the manosphere for the knife crime of a young teen. But is the rise of screens and technology the real culprit?

"Adolescence" blames the manosphere for the knife crime of a young teen. But is the rise of screens and technology the real culprit?

Young people who do not read books or know their history will one day become more easily manipulated and lied to by demagogues.

Young people who do not read books or know their history will one day become more easily manipulated and lied to by demagogues.

The right labor performed in the right spirit becomes a form of worship.

The right labor performed in the right spirit becomes a form of worship.

Faith has led us out of the Dark Ages before and will do so again if we recover the humility to choose it.

Faith has led us out of the Dark Ages before and will do so again if we recover the humility to choose it.

When it comes to AI and future technologies, we don’t have to passively accept what the powers-that-be impose upon us. We can and should follow the Amish model of publicly debating their human value.

When it comes to AI and future technologies, we don’t have to passively accept what the powers-that-be impose upon us. We can and should follow the Amish model of publicly debating their human value.

Children are disadvantaged when raised by a single mother, living in two separate houses, or having sporadic (or even frequent) contact with their non-residential father, regardless of how wealthy he may be.

Children are disadvantaged when raised by a single mother, living in two separate houses, or having sporadic (or even frequent) contact with their non-residential father, regardless of how wealthy he may be.

Our country has a chance to take a new, healing direction. A good place to begin is by rolling back the unhealthy obsession with politicizing every arena of our private lives and public assemblies like sporting events.

Our country has a chance to take a new, healing direction. A good place to begin is by rolling back the unhealthy obsession with politicizing every arena of our private lives and public assemblies like sporting events.