Tag:
Patriarchal Dividend
-
The unworkable bachelor tax.
//
One of the ideas often put forward when discussing declining marriage rates is that our elites are likely to enact a Roman Empire style bachelor tax. I admittedly don’t have… read more
-
If it was a snake, it would have bitten them.
//
CNN Money has a new article up claiming that men with children magically earn more than childless men (H/T Sunshine Mary): It pays to be a dad Dads had a… read more
-
Fewer men are working, and marriage is dying.
//
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has the following handy chart showing the long decline in men’s employment in the US (shaded areas represent recessions): During this same time period… read more
-
Marriage of feminists and conservatives.
//
As I’ve mentioned in the past the convergence of feminists and conservatives, especially on the issue of marriage, is quite striking. Since conservatives lack an immovable reference point to anchor… read more
-
Where have all the good earners gone?
//
The WSJ is perplexed. The Unemployment Puzzle: Where Have All the Workers Gone? No doubt there is more than one answer to this question, but our forfeiting the patriarchal dividend… read more
-
Winning the lottery.
//
A new commenter grossly misunderstood the implication of the earnings chart in my post Progress: One counter point to consider: with married men making considerably more money than unmarried in… read more
-
More ominous than a strike.
//
Dr. Helen has a thoughtful post up asking if the title of her book is an accurate description of men’s response to the changes in the law and culture. While… read more
-
Fenton’s hypothesis.
//
Commenter Fenton raised an interesting point in response to my post Forfeiting The Patriarchal Dividend: A hypothesis: men who lose their jobs (and sink to little or no income) are then… read more
-
Rethinking the marriage wage premium.
//
A number of commenters on my last post wanted more evidence that marriage as an institution motivates men to earn more. Commenter Drew asked: I think the jumps from correlations… read more
Search
Recent Posts
Archives
Tags
Aging Feminists Attacking headship Body Books Chivalry Choice Addiction Complementarian Culture Denial Disrespecting Respectability Divorce Feminists Finding a Spouse Game Girls History Lifestyle Marriage Masculinity Mind News Politics The Sexes Traditional Conservatives Travel Turning a blind eye Ugly Feminists Weak men screwing feminism up Wisdom Work & Money