Young Men Will Be Supercharging the Super Bowl Sunday Gambling Bonanza The Super Bowl remains the single biggest television event of the year, surpassing any major awards show, any episode of the most popular TV shows, and any political event.

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : regardless of what happens on the field, the big winner today will be gambling apps. Gambling is deeply intertwined in every part of the Superbowl and, increasingly, sports in general

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Is Joe Rogan Really Turning on Trump? In some ways, yes. In many ways, not really.

Is the Joe Rogan and Donald Trump bromance over? Well, not really. YMRP combed through transcripts from Jan 2025 to Jan 2026 and found while criticism of Trump grew, Rogan and Trump remained aligned on key narratives surrounding immigration and rigged elections
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Here’s what the top podcasters young men listen to are saying about Greenland

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : We should probably be paying more attention to how pro-union young men are. It appears to be more than a romanticization of "blue-collar" jobs. A deep skepticism of corporate power and traditional careers is at work.

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I Paid $49 for Clavicular's 'Looksmaxxing' Academy. Here's What I Saw The influencer Clavicular recently gained notoriety for partying with Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes — but his following was already growing.

YMRI writer Charlie Sabgir discussed looksmaxxing, Clavicular, and what it says about the state of young men today in a recent Rolling Stone piece. Check it out here: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Which Young Men Are "All In" On Crypto? If young people are over-leveraged on crypto, policymakers and employers can make better options available

Which young men are "all in" on crypto? It's very few, and it's not the digital libertarians. Read more here: youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/which-youn...

Check out our newest post from Varina Winder and Naisha Roy unpacking Gen Z's views on parenthood and the Heritage Foundation's new pronatalist strategy.
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Young men see their finances getting worse — but are convinced they’ll be homeowners. What gives? Buying a home, marriage and parenthood are highly valued goals — and a tall order in today’s economy.

Financial insecurity looms large among young men, but through it all they still see home owning in their future. Check out this piece in Market Watch from YMRI writer Charlie Sagbir to learn more: www.marketwatch.com/story/gen-z-...

What "My 5-9 After 9-5" Videos Say About Digital Masculinity If you’re a Zoomer, you’ve probably seen them.

What do “My 5-9 after 9-5” Videos say about online masculinity? Read more here:
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The Young Men Most Opposed to Trump's Venezuela Gamble The Trump Administration’s capture of President Nicolás Maduro last week, paired with threats against Cuba, Greenland, and Iran, has reignited tensions within the “America First” coalition.

Check out our latest post on the young men most opposed to Trump's latest foreign policy moves: open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : The Young Men Most Opposed to Trump's Venezuela Gamble

Trump's foreign policy is a major fuck-you to the young men who voted R in 2024, who are a particularly isolationist group

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What Is The Left Saying About Male Loneliness? We looked at Bluesky posts to find out.

In our latest research, we analyzed how the left is talking about male loneliness online, examining the most popular posts on Bluesky. Read more here: lnkd.in/eUt7_iB3http...

New @vox.com - there are significant differences among Gen Z men, with younger Gen Z significantly less rightwing

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How Should We Talk To Young Men About Voting How do we overcome apathy?

New from @jlray.bsky.social at YMRI: Who's most politically engaged, and how do we overcome political apathy with young men?

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What Young Men Are Hearing about Healthcare After a shutdown and looming subsidy expirations, healthcare is a useful case study on how political debates breakthrough (or don’t)

New from YMRI: What young men are hearing (or not) about the current healthcare debates

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Two Gen Zs, Two Different Politics Young Gen Z men are Trump’s harshest critics

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : There is a significant split between younger Gen Z and older Gen Z. Young men under 25 are significantly to the left of those 25 and over. Some possible explanations:

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Two Gen Zs, Two Different Politics Young Gen Z men are Trump’s harshest critics

Young Gen Z men and old Gen Z men may be moving apart in their views on Trump, American exceptionalism, and even social outlook. Read our latest post: open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...

Who Are the Young Men Who Regret Their Trump Vote? According to most available data, Trump’s approval ratings are dropping across the electorate. Young men tell a similar story.

conditional on latent levels of traditional masculinity remaining the same (not a foregone conclusion by any means), this article makes a decent case that trump probably peaked with young men in 2024

How the Trump Administration May Be Unwittingly Hurting Male Students Based on recent university admissions data, the impact of DEI rollbacks may be surprising

New from YMRI- Trump's DEI rollbacks may be hurting the ones he's trying to help: men

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The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : young men don't socialize as much as they used to - but not for lack of trying

One reason people are lonelier: we've gutted third spaces. There is clear demand for more parks, live music, gyms, bars

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Young Men Don't Socialize as Much as They Used To - But Not for Lack of Trying There’s clear appetite for more in-person spaces across U.S. neighborhoods

New from YMRI: Young men know what they see online isn't real, and they still crave in-person connection. There is strong demand for parks, gyms, and other third spaces in today's digital age.
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One of the ways social media immiserates is that people on social media appear to be more successful than you, but not deservedly so -- they are perceived to be wealthier, more successful, and more attractive, but *not* morally better nor better educated.

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Is ChatGPT the new 1-900 number for young men? Not quite yet, but we're not a long ways off. youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/is-chatgpt...

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How Young Men and Women Think Differently about Gambling New polling shows that young men are much more likely to gamble—and more likely to oppose gambling restrictions

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : Yale Youth Poll's own Milan Singh guest posts about the stark gender divide on gambling. Young men gamble significantly more, and are also more opposed to gambling regulations.

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How Young Men and Women Think Differently about Gambling New polling shows that young men are much more likely to gamble—and more likely to oppose gambling restrictions

Milan Singh of the Yale Youth Poll broke down new polling on differing support for gambling restrictions among young men and women. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : young men and women feel VERY differently about AI. Young men are "excited" and "hopeful" for AI, and are significantly more likely to use it. Young women are "anxious" and use it less.

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Isolationism Tempts Gen Z Young America is turning inwards.

Isolationism is gripping Gen Z, and not just the Groypers. Read more here: substack.com/@youngmenres...

Isolationism (yes, 'America First' ideology) is rising in gen z men, but not just amongst gen z conservatives, per @ymriofficial.bsky.social.

I've heard this over and over in my listening sessions: 'America has enough issues at home. Why focus on problems abroad?'

It's a generational shift.

Lessons from the Mamdani Campaign: Winning Gen Z in 2026 What candidates of all persuasions can learn from the 34-year-old’s campaign

Believe it or not, moderates and DSA Democrats alike can learn some Gen Z tips and tricks from the Mamdani campaign. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...