Grievance or Growth: The Two Versions of Masculinity Competing for 2026
Two competing stories about what it means to be a man are circulating right now – one built on resentment, one built on growth. Marcus Hart on why the version that wins matters more for urban and Black communities than either side of the culture war admits.
Men Aren’t Choosing Sides on Masculinity. They’re Choosing Sides on Belonging.
As the culture war over masculinity rages online, the real shift is quieter — men retreating from ideology and back into family, faith, and neighborhood. Marcus Hart argues that’s not a retreat at all, it’s the only version of manhood that’s ever actually worked.