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Can Common-Sense Solutions Fix What Ails Young Men?

Lawmakers and policy experts are examining how to restore purpose to young men’s lives.
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Four young men on a park bench in Alexandria, Virginia. (Photo by Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Young men in America are having a difficult time. They’re working less, dating less, and facing more mental health challenges than males of previous generations. For years, their struggles have remained in the background as social commentators and policymakers focused on improving the well-being of women and girls.

Charles Hilu is a reporter for The Dispatch based in Washington, D.C. Before joining the company in 2024, he was the Collegiate Network Fellow at the Washington Free Beacon and interned at both National Review and the Washington Examiner. When he is not chasing down lawmakers on Capitol Hill, he is probably listening to show tunes or following the premier sports teams of the University of Michigan and city of Detroit.

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