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Writer for various including New York Times, The Guardian and The Independent. Speaker (contact Washington Speakers Bureau.). Author of America the Anxious (St Martin's Press) (UK Title, the Pursuit of Happiness, Hutchinson, Penguin)

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Opinion | Enough Leaning In. Let's Tell Men to Lean Out. (Published 2019)

Opinion | Enough Leaning In. Let's Tell Men to Lean Out. (Published 2019)

The assertiveness movement has taken a male-defined value system and sold it back to us as feminism. By Ms. W…

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Opinion | Everything Is for Sale Now. Even Us. (Published 2018)

Opinion | Everything Is for Sale Now. Even Us. (Published 2018)

Opinion The constant pressure to sell ourselves on every possible platform has produced its own brand of mode…

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Opinion | Happiness Is Other People (Published 2017)

Opinion | Happiness Is Other People (Published 2017)

Opinion In a particularly low moment a few years back, after arriving friendless and lonely from Britain to l…

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Opinion | Actually, Let's Not Be in the Moment (Published 2016)

Opinion | Actually, Let's Not Be in the Moment (Published 2016)

Opinion I'm at the kitchen sink, after a long day of work and kids and chores and the emotional exhaustion of…

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Guilt Trip

Guilt Trip

Guilt will never make the grade as an A-list emotion. No one has ever written a sonnet or a power ballad abou…

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Even the slaughter of six year olds won't alter the twisted logic of the US gun lobby

Even the slaughter of six year olds won't alter the twisted logic of the US gun lobby

The chilling twist in Newtown, Connecticut was the tiny size of those playing the key roles. Instead of gangl…

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In a World That Enabled Epstein, What Makes a Good Man?

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By Nadja Spiegelman Verified, Frederick Joseph, Ruth Whippman Verified
| The New York Times Verified
In a World That Enabled Epstein, What Makes a Good Man? A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today. May 29, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET VideoIn a World That Enabled Epstein, What Makes a Good Man? A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today. Young men are in crisis. While the left tells men to stay in their lane, members of the manosphere and the far right are welcoming them with open arms.
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No, Don't Show "Adolescence" In Schools

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By Christopher Pepper, Ruth Whippman Verified
| Teen Health Today
Hi Readers - Thanks to all of you who have read and shared How To Talk To Teens About "Adolescence."It’s the most popular article I’ve published in two years of writing this newsletter. Today, I wanted to share another take on the show, by Dr. Brendan Kwiatkowski-Hartman, a researcher and writer from Canada who I greatly admire. He originally posted this to his blog but gracefully agreed to let me share it here.
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How to be truly confident as a man-unlike Elon

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By Jeremy Mohler, Ruth Whippman Verified, Garrett Bucks
| Substack
In my relatively new career as a therapist, I spend a lot of time around women. Most of my clients are men. But my colleagues and work friends tend to be women, as women make up an estimated two-thirds of therapists. One thing I’ve noticed compared to being around other men is that women tend to ask more questions. Not directly to me about my life or experience—though that seems to happen a bit more often too, maybe because they’re therapists? But out loud. Into the air.
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