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Tucker Carlson pulls from an old playbook as he stokes anxiety about a masculinity crisis

  • Written by Conor Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies, University of Texas at Austin
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Promotions for “The End of Men,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s forthcoming documentary, lament “The total collapse of testosterone levels in American men.”

Carlson’s central premise is that modern society has...

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