We’re watching an entire generation of young men drift—angry, aimless, medicated. More men are on Ritalin in the U.S. than anywhere else on Earth. They’re addicted to screens and told from every direction that the very thing that could save them—their God-given masculinity—is the problem. That narrative is a lie straight from the pit.
Look at the numbers. Professor Scott Galloway—no conservative firebrand, but a New York liberal teaching at NYU—lays it out plainly: this generation of young men is the first in American history to be worse off than their parents at the same age. Our economy is failing them:
Wages are flat, housing is out of reach, student debt is crushing, and marriage and family formation are collapsing. Galloway says they’re starting the race with concrete blocks tied to their ankles. And instead of giving them a ladder, we hand them a lecture on “toxic masculinity.”
“Toxic masculinity.” There it is—the left’s favorite boogeyman. Charlie Kirk rejects that label over and over.
Period.
And again, Galloway—who is no right-winger—says the same. The phrase “toxic masculinity” is one of the most destructive concepts ever introduced into American culture. Why? Because it takes every natural male trait—competition, risk-taking, protection, providing, even fighting for what you believe in—and paints those characteristics as the disease instead of the cure.
There is no such thing as toxic masculinity. It’s a phantom created to make men feel ashamed and shrink back into the shadows.
Young men today have been told that being loud is dangerous, ambition is greed, and wanting to fight for something means you might be a future school shooter. They’re mocked for standing tall, speaking plainly, or—heaven forbid—asking a girl out and trying again after hearing “no.” Galloway nails this as well: a man’s superpower is his ability to endure rejection. You get told no a thousand times—on the field, in the job market, in dating, in sales—and you keep swinging.
They need strong men to teach them that.
But the left built a culture that punishes swinging and rewards curling up in a ball. And who pays the steepest price? Boys raised without dads. Weak men become weak fathers—or worse, they never become fathers at all.
The American Freedom Alliance ran the numbers.
The left treats the nuclear family like a dusty relic. They ripped the blueprint out of society’s hands, then pretend to be shocked when the house collapses.
This war on boys and men isn’t subtle. It’s being promoted openly by the radical left, with AOC leading the chorus—talk about toxic.
But here’s the good news—shout-it-from-the-rooftops good news: young men are waking up. They’re starting to say, “No more.” They hear Dave Portnoy—who built Barstool Sports from nothing—call it like it is: “The Democratic Party has become anti-normal dude.”
Democrats told young men—especially Christian, conservative men—that they are the problem. They tanked the economy, stripped opportunities from the next generation, and then had the gall to claim the real issue is too many men wanting to be protectors and providers.
And then there are the radicals like disgraced “reporter” Taylor Lorenz, who openly praises the murderer of the United Healthcare CEO, Luigi Mangione:
A morally good man? Are you kidding me? That’s insanity.
Thankfully, under this Administration, we have leaders who celebrate real masculinity. Young men get to watch Trump’s Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy—a father of nine—talk openly about the return of strong men, protectors, and providers.
Chivalry. Respecting women. Protecting families. These are the virtues we should be teaching—and applauding.
The next generation needs to see conservatives, churches, coaches, and the dads who stayed proclaiming, “Son, we’ve got your back. Be strong. Be courageous. The world needs men again.”
So to every young man listening: You are not the problem. You are the answer. The same fire God put in David when he charged Goliath, the same strength He gave Joshua when He said, “Be strong and courageous,” is in you.
If you’re a boy—be a boy. Loud and proud. You don’t need to act like a girl to make society comfortable.
The world took its best shot—feminized schools, broken homes, a culture that medicates boys instead of raising them—and you’re still standing. That’s not weakness. That’s proof you were built for such a time as this.
Get in the weight room. Get in the Word. Find a mentor—an older man who’s been through the fire. Learn a trade. Ask the girl out; if she says no, tip your hat and keep walking like a man.
Protect the weak. Provide for your people. Lead. The left wants you docile. God made you dangerous—for a good reason.
The tide is turning, fellas. They told you to sit down and shut up. You’re standing up and roaring. And a generation of women, children, churches, and a nation that forgot how much it needs strong men is starting to remember.
Be that man—the one your grandfather would’ve shaken your hand for becoming. We’re proud of you. And we’re not going anywhere.
Now let’s get to work.