Article here. Excerpt:
'Both viewpoints would be absurd to anyone in Kenema. Given the awful binary of political messaging in this country, it’s not surprising that many young men have drifted strongly rightward over the last decade. According to the Survey Center on American Life, only 38 percent of young men now identify as Democrats, a 13-point drop since 2016.
That has helped Donald Trump win two presidential elections and innumerable downballot contests. My father was a refugee from two wars, he opposed authoritarianism in all its forms, and he raised a son who would never cede this country to the forces he himself fled in 1940. So, let’s talk honestly about a healthy male role in society, because there’s a lot riding on this.'
