Clinton counterproductive.

• Author: Lyons, Art
• Position: Letter to the editor

After reading Kate Clinton's "Withdrawal Syndrome" in the March issue, I wonder when our current progressive movement will help build its power base by moving beyond sniping at white men.

As Clinton notes, boys and men are disengaging from various social institutions, including education. This withdrawal could be an indication of global post-imperialist behavior, but to clump my twenty-something son, nephews, and male college students in with the likes of Bush and Rove is not just simplistic and...