Male Factors

No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men by Anthony Esolen

reviewed by Alexander Riley

A few months ago, a team of men replaced the roof on my house. There were perhaps eight in total, including those who were not there for the whole five or so hours of the operation, but only long enough to, for example, deliver shingles.

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Alexander T. Riley is a senior fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization and a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Scholars.

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