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Conor Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Tucker Carlson pulls from an old playbook as he stokes anxiety about a masculinity crisis

Bodybuilder Charles Atlas sought to turn Americans from 'Chump to Champ.' Lee Lockwood/Getty Images

Promotions for “The End of Men,” Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s forthcoming documentary, lament “The total collapse of testosterone levels in American men.”

Carlson’s central premise is that modern society has devitalized American men. Strength, drive and aggression are no longer in vogue, and Americans, as a result, are become weaker. This, the film implies, has ramifications for the country itself.

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