About

Welcome to The Art of Manliness- a blog dedicated to uncovering the lost art of being a man.

The Art of Manliness is authored by husband and wife team, Brett and Kate McKay. It features articles on helping men be better husbands, better fathers, and better men. In our search to uncover the lost art of manliness, we’ll look to the past to find examples of manliness in action. We’ll analyze the lives of great men who knew what it meant to “man up” and hopefully learn from them. Every week we seek to uncover the essential skills and knowledge today’s man needs to know. Since beginning in January 2008, The Art of Manliness has already gained 49,000+ subscribers and continues to grow each week.

Why the Art of Manliness?

My idea for the Art of Manliness came about as I was reading Men’s Health magazine. It seemed to me that the magazine’s contents were continually going downhill, with more and more articles about sex and how to get six pack abs. Was this all there was to being a man?

And as I looked around at the men my age, it seemed to me that many were shirking responsibility and refusing to grow up. They had lost the confidence, focus, skills, and virtues that men of the past had embodied and were a little lost. The feminism movement did some great things, but it also made men confused about their role and no longer proud of the virtues of manliness. This, coupled with the fact that many men were raised without the influence of a good father, has left a generation adrift as to what it means to be an honorable, well-rounded man.

Talking about honorable manliness was to me a niche seemingly not covered on the web or elsewhere, and I decided to start The Art of Manliness to talk about all things manly- both the serious and the fun, but with the ultimate eye toward encouraging readers to be better husbands, fathers, brothers, men.

I don’t claim to have all the answers, nor do I claim that I’m an expert on all things manly. I started this blog not because I had all the answers to being a man, but because I wanted to explore the questions with other men. Thankfully, I’ve found a whole community of men who wish to discover the lost art of manliness too.

About the Writers

Brett McKay is a recent graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law. His first blog, The Frugal Law Student, was named the top law student blog by the ABA Journal in 2007. He enjoys camping, playing ultimate frisbee, and reading books about great men.

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Kate McKay has a masters degree in religious studies. She enjoys roller blading, reading the newspaper, and the great outdoors. Both Brett and Kate call Tulsa, Oklahoma home.

Contributing Writers

Chris Hutcheson or Hutch (as he’s known by friends) is currently finishing up his Master’s Degree in International Relations at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA, he loves playing rugby, exploring the world, and having adventures of all sorts. In his spare time he reads Hemingway and nurses his inner desire to be just like Indiana Jones.

Antonio Centeno is one of the founders of A Tailored Suit, an online maker of custom suits and clothing. Tony is AoM’s resident fashion expert and writes articles on classic men’s style.

Cameron Schaefer lives in Tacoma, Washington with his wife Marelize and their baby girl Malone. Cameron is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and now serves in the Air Force flying C-17s. You can check out more of Cameron’s writing at his blog: Schaefer’s Blog.