The Fall of the Alpha Male State

The Fall of the Alpha Male State

Donald Trump’s electoral victory last year, driven in part by rising support from young men, was the culmination of a backlash against the girlboss feminism and intersectional rhetoric that had dominated the culture over the prior decade. But these movements fell victim to their own fundamental contradictions: They promised liberation while embracing a system of social control. Contrary to the hope of dismantling the patriarchy, feminism instead…