1/14 To mark Labor Day, @aibm_org has a paper out on working class men.
Bottom line: they are getting the sharpest end of the stick on many fronts. Some findings summarized in the charts below 🧵 aibm.org/research/the-s…
2/14 Who is most likely to die at work? Working class men:

1/7 The male suicide rate is 4 times higher than the female rate across age ranges, as we show in a new @aibm_org research brief. There were 40,000 male suicide deaths in 2022, almost as many as from car accidents. This is a crisis.
#InternationalMensDay aibm.org/research/male-…
2/7 As we note: "If men’s suicide rates had matched those of women, approximately 545,000 fewer men would have died by suicide since 1999, a figure exceeding the populations of major cities like Atlanta or Omaha."
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1/6 Debating marriage & fatherhood a lot with thoughtful conservatives. One of my key points is that married parents PLAN to become parents together, which I think most people would agree makes all the difference for stability. Rates of unintended births: brookings.edu/research/cohab… 2/6 And even within that "unintended" category, there are big differences in whether the birth was unwanted, mistimed by 2+ years, or mistimed by less than 2 years: brookings.edu/research/cohab…

1/8 Male NILFs, a 🧵:
Looks like post-pandemic, the previous long-term trend towards increased male non-participation in the labor force is continuing (see chart below from @AEI's Nick Eberstadt). aei.org/research-produ… 2/8 And it seems that among prime-age (25-54), men aged 35-44 are returning to work less than other groups, per @jeannasmialek @lydiadepillis @bencasselman nytimes.com/2022/12/02/bus…

1/15 Today is official publication day for my book, Of Boys and Men. I'm so grateful to those who have already read & praised the book, including:🧵 amzn.to/3UyK8F3 2/15 @SlaughterAM

1/4 Here @simonkuper of the @FT thoughtfully reviews my Of Boys and Men, plus the latest from Ijeoma Oluo & Joris Luyendijk. Nice headline. ft.com/content/a24b6b… 2/4 @KuperSimon writes: "Reeves wants men to copy women in spreading their identity across different realms: you got sacked but you’re still a good grandfather". Yes - but I'd say FATHER first, not grandfather!
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1/7 In a new essay for @TheAtlantic, I argue for starting boys in school a year later than girls. 🧵 theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… 2/7 Why? Simply put: To narrow the developmental gap. The maturity gap is now demonstrated conclusively by neuroscience. Brain development just follows a different trajectory for boys than it does for girls. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Cc @ldsteinberg @kph3k

1/4 Inflation is bad. But it's also really bad when people lose their jobs. Long term scarring effects on work and wages. Brand new paper from @kfbutcher & @ArielGelrud brook.gs/3nPgVa4 2/4 And job loss seems to be an unusual equalizer, hitting everyone about as hard, regardless of race, earnings, or class background.... brook.gs/3Rlvi37

1/8 In 1981, Reagan abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity. In 2021, Joe Biden should restore it: Me for @realclearpolicy 🧵(Spoiler: gets a bit wonky...) realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/… 2/8 Because economic opportunity is not what it should be, and needs to be in the U.S., as work from countless scholars inc. the @OppInsights team has shown: opportunityinsights.org/paper/the-fadi… realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/…

1/13 #COVID19 is a serious mankiller.
Thread: brook.gs/2xY2zh2 2/13 @GlobalHlth5050 data shows that among confirmed #COVID19 cases, men are much more likely to die. bit.ly/2LBEjo1 brook.gs/2xY2zh2

1/10 In light of the trenchant @nytopinion piece from the editorial board. nyti.ms/315Avl5, I've written about legacy preferences in college admissions. My piece is here. brook.gs/2LhLt1t. Summary thread follows: 2/10 Mark your calendars: today could be an important date in the history of U.S. higher education. For the 1st time in its 168-year history, the NY Times Editorial Board has offered an opinion on the practice of legacy preferences in college admissions. brook.gs/2LhLt1t

1/11So, U.S. News college ranking takes baby steps towards recognizing role of higher ed in promoting social mobility. usnews.com/info/blogs/pre… Good as far as it goes, but only about 2% far enough. U.S. colleges are ruthless class-sorting machines: equality-of-opportunity.org/documents/ 2/11 @Princeton is No. 1 in U.S. News ranking, after introducing new social mobility measures. But Princeton takes v few kids from even bottom 60% (v. top 20%) in the first place:

1/10 THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! After months of deliberation, argument & procrastination, we have defined the “middle class” for the purposes of our new @BrookingsInst initiative: middle 60% by income. brook.gs/2PyxTpH. A thread on our thinking below: 2/10 Our decision followed an earlier paper going through the kaleidoscopic variation in definitions currently in use. But we can’t help the middle class (or know if we have) unless we define them clearly first…brook.gs/2jugSPH