John Tierney asks: “Are men in modern progressive societies becoming highly competitive slackers?”

After Knocked Up, Jason Bateman in Juno, and so many other blockbuster movies with the same basic character — the underperforming guy — I keep noticing ads for what look to be slacker-male shows. Gary Unmarried. Worst Week. It’s as if we want men to be losers. Our men deserve better. Our women deserve better. Our kids deserve better.