Boy Crisis of 2025, Meet the ‘Boy Problem’ of the 1900s

>Many boys and men are struggling today, too, in an America once again disrupted by technological change, immigration and growing inequality.

Would be nice if the solution to these issues wasn’t right-wing authoritarianism.

>Many are hungry for a sense of purpose and for opportunities to contribute to society.

The right has done a much better job feeding into this.

[Global frugal](http://web.archive.org/web/20250815160258/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/men-boys-crisis-progressive-era.html)