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Young men today feel they must be six feet tall, make six figures, and have six inches downstairs to get a girlfriend—so many have given up trying.
By Olivia Reingold
09.13.23 — Culture and Ideas
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If you’re a regular reader of these pages, you know we believe in having tough conversations out loud. Which is why I’m thrilled that tonight, we are hosting our first-ever live debate, focusing on the crucial question: 

Has the sexual revolution failed?

The relationship between the sexes and our epidemic of loneliness are two topics we find ourselves con…

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Olivia Reingold

Olivia Reingold cocreated and executive produced Matthew Yglesias’s podcast, Bad Takes. She got her start in public radio, regularly appearing on NPR for her reporting on indigenous communities in Montana. She previously produced podcasts at Politico, where she shaped conversations with world leaders like Jens Stoltenberg.

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