The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans.
If the issues in high school sports are ever going to be fixed, then cheaters need to be exposed.
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Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
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Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Your competition at this point in the Netflix dating show’s run will include 10 seasons’ worth of cheaters and liars, clout chasers and schmoozers and players.
The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.
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