How President Trump Can Help the Men of America

British journalist Piers Morgan recently applauded the rise of the “broligarchy,” a term celebrating the popularity of self-styled alpha males like Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Jordan Peterson and Donald Trump. He applauded their swagger, their defiance of mainstream orthodoxy and their commitment to fearless commentary.

The irony is glaring: If Morgan truly believed in intellectual combat with integrity, he wouldn’t be manufacturing low-rent gladiator matches for entertainment. His brand of “uncensored” discourse is less about strengthening the marketplace of ideas and more about setting it ablaze for ratings. Put two people on opposite extremes—Israel vs. Gaza, trans rights vs. biology, Trump the Savior vs. Trump the Fascist—and let them tear each other apart for an hour. No nuance, no real engagement, just pure tribal warfare. Pundits Dave Rubin on the right and David Pakman on the left can “debate” for hours, but they’ll never see eye to eye.

At first glance, Morgan’s enthusiasm for the broligarchy might seem justified. These men—muscular in rhetoric and unapologetically unapologetic—offer an antidote to the cultural forces that have spent the past decade ridiculing and deriding masculinity. For too long, strength, ambition and assertiveness have been framed as toxic traits rather than virtues. Now, at last, men have representation, Morgan argues. The downtrodden everyman finally has champions in power. The voiceless have a voice.

Not quite. Morgan is wrong. Here’s why.

All Talk, No Action

Look beyond the chest-thumping antics, the fiery tweets and the grandiose promises, and an unsettling reality quickly emerges: The broligarchy is all style, no substance. Or, as they say in the U.K., all mouth, no trousers.

The broligarchy is a reality TV show masquerading as leadership. Musk discusses Mars as if it’s humanity’s golden ticket—a utopia waiting to be realized—when in reality, it’s a hellscape where human existence is impossible. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” is a brilliant slogan, yet it remains as vague as it is compelling. It signifies everything and nothing; it’s overflowing with possibilities, yet utterly empty. Once a firebrand against radical leftist ideology, Jordan Peterson now spends his time dissecting the Bible and running an educational venture that, at best, seems a far cry from his past intellectual battles. And then there’s Vivek Ramaswamy, the sharpest speaker of them all—yet his track record includes a pump-and-dump biotech scheme that should give any populist pause. Ramaswamy might talk a big game about taking on the establishment, but his past suggests he’s more of a grifter than a genuinely good guy.

The broligarchy thrives on rhetoric. But rhetoric alone doesn’t build nations, fix economies or restore institutions. The problem isn’t that these men are aggressive or outspoken—it’s that they offer little more than theatrics. What Morgan fails to acknowledge is that masculinity, real masculinity, isn’t just about flexing dominance in the public square. It’s about responsibility, sacrifice and tangible results. If the broligarchy wants to be more than just a viral moment, its members must prove that they can do more than talk.

As someone who has passionately defended masculinity for years, I urge readers not to mistake posturing for genuine progress.

Male Mental Health

The masculinity crisis in America is only getting worse. Suicide rates among men are skyrocketing. Depression and loneliness are reaching epidemic levels. Men are dying inside—lost in a world that no longer values their traditional roles, unsure of how to redefine themselves.

For years, the right has been correct to call out the war on masculinity. Schools punish boys for acting like boys. Workplaces have pushed DEI nonsense while sidelining competence. Pop culture trolls traditional masculinity while celebrating its demise. Yet many on the right actually make the problem worse. Simply telling men to “man up” and get married isn’t just unhelpful; it’s downright cruel. A generation of young men has been left directionless, raised in a system that discourages their natural instincts, deprives them of strong male role models and then mocks them for struggling. Resilience isn’t something that magically appears; it’s nurtured, fostered and built through guidance, structure and purpose.

The crisis of masculinity won’t be solved with platitudes or nostalgia for a bygone era. It requires action—reforming education, rebuilding male mentorship and restoring institutions that once gave men a sense of belonging. Trump’s return to the presidency offers a chance to implement real, tangible changes.

This means reforming the mental health system, which remains overwhelmingly female-dominated. Not to denigrate the role of female mental health experts, but men and women experience mental health problems differently. The field has largely ignored this reality. Male depression often doesn’t look like sadness; it manifests as anger, irritability or reckless behavior. A man suffering from depression may not cry or withdraw; he might lash out, drink too much or bury himself in work until he collapses.

Yet mental health professionals, trained primarily within a framework that aligns more closely with female emotional patterns, often fail to recognize these signs in men. This has created a system that misdiagnoses, medicates or dismisses male suffering, deepening the sense of alienation already rampant among young men.

Reforming this system requires an acknowledgment of the fundamental truth that men and women have different lived experiences. I can never fully understand what it’s like to be a woman, just as a woman can never fully grasp the unique pressures and struggles of being a man. This isn’t a rejection of empathy; it’s a recognition of reality.

Under Trump’s leadership, mental health for men could become a national priority. He could champion federal funding for community-based programs that offer therapy and peer support specifically tailored for men. Trump’s direct, no-nonsense style could help dismantle the stigma surrounding men seeking help, encouraging open discussions about purpose and societal pressures. Establishing nationwide mental health initiatives such as mobile clinics or localized support networks could ensure that even men in rural or underserved areas have access to lifesaving resources.

Teaching Men

Education also needs reform. Like the mental health profession, it’s overwhelmingly staffed by women and built to reward compliance while punishing natural male behavior. Competition is discouraged, energy is medicated and boys who thrive in hands-on environments are shamed into submission. An entire generation of men is growing up disengaged, demoralized and convinced the system doesn’t want them. Because right now, it doesn’t. If it did, it wouldn’t operate the way it does.

Too often, schools function as behavior modification centers, designed to mold boys into docile, agreeable subjects rather than cultivate their natural strengths. Education shouldn’t be about suppressing masculinity. Rather, it should be about channeling it productively.

Without reform, America will keep producing young men who are lost, angry and adrift—prime recruits for nihilism, addiction and incel-oriented radicalism. This isn’t to downplay the role of female educators, many of whom are dedicated, skilled and passionate about teaching. But young boys need male role models—not just at home but in the classroom, where they spend years of their formative lives. A boy who never sees men in positions of authority in school internalizes a message: Education is not for him.

Schools should be places where boys see examples of leadership, discipline and strength they can relate to, not just an environment that seeks to correct or contain them. If the goal is to raise strong, capable men, then the system must be designed to build them up, not break them down.

With his emphasis on individuality and rejection of political correctness, Trump is uniquely positioned to spearhead serious education reform. He could push for legislation that reinvigorates vocational training and apprenticeships, funding technical education pathways in schools to ensure that trades like engineering, mechanics and construction receive the same respect as academic routes. This is how to MAGA.

Even in the age of AI, these trades remain just as important, if not more so. The modern world still needs skilled workers to build, repair and innovate in ways that no algorithm can replace. A nation that prioritizes coding over craftsmanship, software over steel or the virtual world over the physical one will find itself without the foundation necessary to sustain real progress.

Programs like the GripTape Challenge prove that when young people are given the freedom to pursue meaningful goals, they thrive. Founded in 2015 by Mark Murphy, former Secretary of Education in Delaware, the program provides teens with up to $500 and 10 weeks to learn anything they want, guided by an adult mentor but entirely self-directed. Research shows it improves psychosocial functioning, well-being and, most critically, a sense of purpose—something sorely lacking in modern education. If a relatively small initiative like GripTape can help thousands of teens rediscover passion and direction, imagine what a nationwide effort to reintroduce purpose-driven learning could achieve.

Fathers Matter

Trump also has the platform to overhaul the family court system, a change long overdue. The current system operates under an outdated and destructive bias that tends to favor mothers in custody battles, often reducing fathers to weekend visitors in their children’s lives. This is absolutely devastating. Children raised without active paternal involvement are statistically more likely to struggle with behavioral issues, academic failure and even criminality. In other words, the damage isn’t theoretical; it’s entirely measurable. When courts treat fathers as expendable, they erode the foundation of the family itself, breeding resentment, alienation and cycles of dysfunction that ripple across generations.

Today, the term equality has been bastardized and drained of its original meaning, twisted into a catch-all justification for ideological agendas that have little to do with fairness. But this—ensuring that fathers have equal standing with mothers in the lives of their children—is what real equality looks like. Trump could advocate for legislation enforcing equal parenting rights, ensuring that fathers are not automatically treated as secondary caregivers. As someone who has frequently spoken about the importance of family, Trump could frame this reform as essential to restoring the strength of the American family unit. Appointing judges sympathetic to these issues and creating federal incentives for states to adopt father-friendly policies would send a clear message: Fathers matter.

Young men in America don’t need another shallow showman. The country is already flooded with P.T. Barnum-style hustlers—plenty of mouth, not a pair of trousers in sight. They need someone willing to roll up his sleeves when the cameras aren’t rolling. Someone who isn’t chasing viral tweets or photo ops but is dedicated to the unglamorous, often unseen work of tackling the real crises men face.

President Trump has the opportunity to be that leader. The question is: Will he seize it?