Podcast

Theodore Roosevelt famously said: "Get action! Do things! Be sane! Get action!" This advice was given to a friend, a former Rough Rider, who came to TR for a handout after falling on hard times. Apathy is such an easy trap to fall into. Our unwillingness to care, to move, to act can be disguised by our business in life or the many distractions available to us.

When I launched the Wolf & Iron Store I knew I wanted to carry only USA made products, but, I wasn't aware of some of the challenges that come along with doing so. Growing up in the 80s, as I did, it seemed like everything was made in the US, but as we all know there has been a very big shift to overseas labor and cheaper products. Competition is fierce. However, it's great to see the US getting back in the fight!

We hear an awful lot about "Toxic Masculinity" these days. However, if there is such a thing, then there must also be something called simply "Masculinity", right? In this Truck Talk Thursday episode I talk about how we can turn the argument in our favor.

With the education system continuing to push social-transforming nonsense on our kids, and the abysmal education that is taking place, more and more families are opting to homeschool. We've homeschooled all the way to college, and I share some thoughts on the subject.

There has been a movement recently to introduce, through legal channels, new gender non-conforming pronouns and to require them to be used in schools and other public institutions. Here are my thoughts on the issue.

Key Ideas

• Why I believe the new gender pronouns are a bad idea
• More thoughts on transgenderism and homosexuality

Often, when we consider the man we are or our place in life in light of where we want to be, the journey to the other side seems far too long and impossibly out of reach. However, growth as a man happens faster than you might think, because we don't grow linearly or serially. In this episode, I talk about how the concepts of a futurist apply to our accelerated growth as men.