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John Henry was born with a hammer in his hand. The unusually large and strapping baby grew up to be an ...

"A Real Man" From A Heap o' Livin', 1916 By Edgar A. Guest Men are of two kinds, and he Was of the kind ...

We all know those collective maxims on success: nice guys finish last; it’s not what you know, it’s who ...

The word integrity is related to the roots of words like “integrate” and “entire,” and its ...

"The Value of Doing" From The Woodcraft Manual for Boys, 1923 By Ernest Thompson Seton Our grandfathers ...

Interest in Stoicism has experienced a renaissance in recent years. Yet despite the increasing popularity of ...

During the Winter War, Finnish troops held off and often won astonishing victories against the Russian forces ...

While Stoicism is an ancient philosophy, it’s experiencing a bit of a resurgence in our modern world. ...

Throughout human history, the night sky has been a source of inspiration for art, literature, philosophy, ...

One of the primary roles of men across time and culture is that of the warrior. Indeed, how we define ...

The hallowing of Pain Like hallowing of Heaven Obtains at corporeal cost -- All -- is the Price of All ...

Sight. It’s something we all take for granted…until it stops working the way it's supposed to. While ...

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Business of Living by Frank Crane. It has been ...

A few years ago a commencement speech given at the University of Texas by a retired Navy SEAL and Navy ...

Almost every boy goes through a magic phase at some point in his life. When I was eight, I was convinced ...

While the first manned flight took place in 1903, it wouldn’t be until WWI that aeronautical advances were ...

When most people think of frugality, they think of it primarily a way to reduce spending so they can do ...

Last year, AoM contributor Kyle Eschenroeder published a piece on the site called "Meditations on the Wisdom ...

"Finland alone, in danger of death -- superb, sublime Finland -- shows what free men can do." ...

 Ancient Greece and Rome have a heavy influence on the idea of manhood we promote on the Art of Manliness. ...