What makes a man? The question has been asked many a time through the ages with varied response.| The Art of Manliness
While the man friendship looks like a simple relationship, its history is actually quite interesting and complex. The virtues of duty and loyalty have remained the same guiding principles in man friendships throughout time. However, how men express those principles in a friendship has have gone through fascinating changes in the course of human history.| The Art of Manliness
Experience the intensity of La Sierra High School's legendary P.E. program. Dive into the history of the rigorous La Sierra System from the 1950s and 60s.| The Art of Manliness
Learn how to develop a manly voice with these easy tips.| The Art of Manliness
While it might not seem so at first blush, the history of the bachelor in America is complex and truly fascinating. When colonists first settled America, the bachelor as an identity didn’t even exist. But as time passed, bachelors became one of the driving forces shaping our concept of manliness in America. In fact, […]| The Art of Manliness
There’s a better way of thinking about productivity and procrastination than seeing each as monolithic, conflicting states.| The Art of Manliness
I’m a suburban man. Born and raised. I grew up in the suburbs of Oklahoma City. I now live in the suburbs of Tulsa. Suburban manhood has its own meaning and archetype — one that’s a weird and complex mixture of other archetypes of American manhood. Homeownership gives suburban men a chance to harness […]| The Art of Manliness
A historical look at the bachelor in the 20th and 21st centuries.| The Art of Manliness
A short history of bachelorhood in colonial and revolutionary America.| The Art of Manliness
Does your life ever feel like the movie Groundhog Day? You seemingly repeat the same old loop over and over again: wake up, commute, work, commute, home, bed. Rinse and repeat. It can feel a little depressing, a little desperation-producing. It can seem like inhabiting a certain kind of hell. To understand and break out […]| The Art of Manliness
An understanding of the culture, philosophy, and literature of antiquity has greatly enhanced my life, and it’s an education I think every man should be well-versed in.| The Art of Manliness
It is often said that history repeats itself. But do these repetitions happen at random...or is some kind of regular cycle at work?| The Art of Manliness
There are two stories of when the first Father's Day was celebrated. Learn why it is celebrated on June 19th in the USA.| The Art of Manliness
Of all the battles in the American Civil War, here are the most consequential, told in chronological order from Ft. Sumter to Appomattox.| The Art of Manliness