If your son is unclear as to what a highly powerful woman wants from him, he is more likely to go for a woman who is less powerful who has some need … - Warren Farrell

The first instinctive response to any criticism is a defensive response. (The quicker the response, the more defensive.)

The 'enduring theme' [in fiction] of male competition and female competition for the hero/survivor has taken us from the fittest surviving to the brink of no one surviving. Sex roles have gone from functional to dysfunctional almost overnight. This is why the enduring theme must be questioned now.

Especially in the military, hazing helps recruits amputate each other’s individuality because the war machine works best with standardized parts, not with people who say, “I’m special.”