Rachel Ryan

History's most renowned ladies' man, Giacomo Casanova, appreciated and harnessed the power of flattery. When seducing a beautiful woman, Casanova complimented her on her intelligence. When seducing an intelligent woman, he emphasized her beauty. His reasons are obvious: beautiful women are told they're beautiful, intelligent women are told they're intelligent....

This January, United States lawmakers introduced legislation that would offset President Obama's recent efforts to postpone development of the contentious Keystone XL Pipeline. According to Louisiana Senator David Vitter, the proposed initiative has 44 co-sponsors, all of whom are hoping to initiate timely construction of the...

You've heard the drumbeat before and its static drone is growing wearisome: Women are surpassing men as men fall behind. The seemingly relentless drumming has even spawned The Good Men Project, founded by men who have been all but forced to defend "guys today." The community represents "smart,...

For a North American woman travelling in Continental Europe, there are few encounters more alluring or alarming than those with the gentlemen strangers murmuring a foreign variation of "Hello, beautiful," as they walk by. Both alluring and alarming because such unabashed flattery is seldom heard back home. Equally as shocking...

Lately, we've all been hearing a lot about the rise of women and the fall of boys. Statistics and personal testimonies have come to prove that while women are charging full speed ahead into that corner office, "men are in trouble."

It's sad that a...

Women shop. Men generally don't like to shop. Men stand and hold the bags, sigh intermittently, and stumble awkwardly into questions about whether or not "those pants" make the woman in question look "fat." What gets a man into a store? "Mainly, women, sports, food, and free things," says Jared,...

Actress Daryl Hannah hasn't made this big a splash since her movie, Splash!: Having been arrested earlier this week in front of the White House for protesting the Keystone pipeline, she has continued to speak out against the project, including braving questions from Bill O'Reilly.

Hannah...