Watching, or reading the Ezra Klein show is at times nteresting for it shows the contours if liberal discourse. Here is a discussion of reactionary masculinity on the right. Interesting enough. But two words they cannot utter are "patriarchy" ("patriarchal Christianity" is as far as they can go) one of the core appeals for fascism, and "capitalism" as the source of alienation, and how the former is used to displace the latter.
Instead they try to discuss seriously whether putting hormones into food is a conspiracy of liberals to feminize men (rather than a consequence of profit-maxxing by the food industry).
What you get is itself both confused and condescending. Which is a pretty good illustration of the center's position for, well, the last two decades.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helen-lewis-gender-right.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oFA.9PGQ.52GamQDNZiIP&smid=url-share
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