| If you've spent any amount of time on social media in recent weeks, you've probably seen the prototype for the "performative male": A young, Jacob Elordi-esque figure wandering the streets of Bed-Stuy, blasting sad girl music from wired headphones and carrying a canvas tote bag. There's an iced oat milk matcha latte in one hand, a dog-eared copy of feminist literature in the other and a Labubu dangling from his belt loop.  Photo illustration: Jessica Karl/Canva This performance is an elaborate mating ritual of sorts: He expertly cracks the spine of his book not to read it, but to create the illusion of being well-read. But in all the descriptions of the performative male, the internet has failed to address a crucial question: Is he employed? Maybe not, judging by the huge turnouts at the Performative Male Contests cropping up all over the country. Against the backdrop of this cultural phenomenon, Allison Schrager's column about a potential "he-cession" feels especially pertinent. "While the overall unemployment rate was still a respectable 4.2% in July, for young men aged 20 to 24, it was 8.3%, which is near recession levels — and for recent college graduates, the annual rate is 5.3%," she writes. "Both of these numbers are about double the comparable figures for young women." Why aren't young men working? It's hard to say. Could it be that the job market no longer requires male skills in the era of AI? Unlikely, says Allison — there are still plenty of entry-level gigs in corporate America. Perhaps it's that women work in more stable fields such as health care and education? No, that can't be it, since workers in male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing are doing just fine, employment-wise. That leaves Allison with one final theory: "It could be that college-educated men, having a hard time getting a job in their chosen field, are turning to restaurant and hospitality work. But they're having no luck — because restaurants, bars and retail stores went on a hiring spree just after the pandemic, and they still don't need many new workers." If only being a performative male was a full-time job, then we wouldn't need to worry. Keep Your Nuclear Subs Off My Newsfeed | There are many things a president shouldn't post to social media: Opinions about Taylor Swift and Sydney Sweeney. Private correspondence to Elon Musk. An AI-generated video of a former president being arrested. But James Stavridis draws the line at information about moving nuclear subs: "Between them, the US and Russia have more than 10,000 nuclear weapons. How dangerous is this war of words between the Kremlin and the White House? And what is the significance of Trump claiming to have moved nuclear submarines to new stations?" he asks. "I'm not a submariner — or a 'bubblehead,' as they are known (more-or-less affectionately) in the Navy. But I've commanded them in combat," says James. "These formidable warships are the apex predators of the ocean. And their locations are always kept secret." Nobody knows what kind of underwater warship Trump might have moved around, but James says there are three possibilities: A ballistic-missile boat capable of carrying two-dozen nuclear-tipped warheads with ranges exceeding 4,000 miles; an attack boat that can hunt enemy submarines, launch long-range missiles and gather intelligence covertly; or a ballistic-missile boat that's been converted to carry more than 150 Tomahawk land-attack missiles. Regardless of which subs were restationed, James says Trump is gunning for the wrong target: "I've met Medvedev, and he is not a serious player in Putin's universe despite his political resume," he writes, referring to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is now deputy chair of Russia's Security Council. "Trump should ignore his erratic commentary and focus on putting pressure directly on the Russian economy." The Bloomberg Editorial Board takes a similar approach. In addition to providing Ukraine with military aid, the editors say the White House should "step up targeted enforcement of sanctions on entities enabling Russia's war — banks, insurers, shipowners, traders." That pressure could force the Kremlin's hand: "The Russian economy is more brittle than it looks. A concerted campaign by the US and its European allies to squeeze it further ought to get Putin's attention." | 
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