American men are living through a social shock that rarely makes the front page: shrinking friendship networks, less time spent with peers, and rising loneliness. The change is sharpest among young men. What looks like a private, cultural shift is quietly transforming political attitudes and behaviors—who participates, how people sort into ideological camps, and which…
Apportionment may sound like a dry technical term, but it’s one of the most consequential forces in American politics. It decides how many seats each state gets in the U.S. House of Representatives, and by extension, how many votes that state wields in the Electoral College. And here’s the twist: apportionment is based not on…
When the votes were counted in 2024, one of the clearest patterns was this: men, more than women, across various age, racial, and demographic lines, tilted toward Donald Trump—and significantly more so than they did in prior elections. The magnitude of the shift raises big questions about party strategy, identity politics, and how both Republicans…
