The Trades Are the Last Place a Man Can Be Dangerous — And Get Paid for It
By Stacey Tallitsch | August 14, 2026 Every August the same ritual returns. A school somewhere quietly announces it is dropping men's gymnastics, or wrestling, or swimming, and the press release blames "budgets." This year the ritual has a new engine. The House v. NCAA settlement that
Overdose deaths fell for a third straight year — real progress. But look at who's still in the coffins. Men are roughly 69% of the dead, dying at more than twice the female rate, and the decline barely touched the gap.
On December 18, 2026, the government stops waiting for young men to register for the draft and starts enrolling them automatically — men only. The coverage calls it modernization. It's the quiet automation of the last sex-based conscription obligation in the country.
By Stacey Tallitsch | August 11, 2026 Congress spent the summer fighting over how to fund the Violence Against Women Act. The Senate wants roughly $720 million, the House around $640 million, and advocates are warning that nearly $200 million in already-appropriated money is sitting undistributed. Every headline framed it