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Blaming Toxic Masculinity for Mass Shootings Completely Misses the Point

By Patrick A. Coleman

Burt Reynolds Was the Man I Aspired to Be (When I Was 7)

By Patrick A. Coleman

Sickness & Allergies

Schools Should Require the Flu Vaccine

By Patrick A. Coleman

The 37 Worst Things About Back-to-School Season

By Joshua David Stein

Read Your Children John McCain’s Inspiring American Goodbye

By Patrick A. Coleman

Steve Jobs Was (Unsurprisingly) a Very Mean Dad

By Patrick A. Coleman

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