American Institute for Boys and Men

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March Madness kicks off today, and millions will open their wallets to bet on a winner. 
 Despite what prediction markets claim, 61% of Americans see them for what they are: gambling, not investing. Check out AIBM’s new poll with Ipsos: aibm.org/research/most-…

“Representatives of the gambling industry claim they are doing the country a favor by making it so easy to bet. They suggest that all of this money would have been gambled anyway,” writes @JonathanDCohen1. His new piece in National Review examines the hidden cost of frictionless gambling. nationalreview.com/2026/03/states…

Ours is the first comprehensive poll of prediction markets not sponsored by @Kalshi, a Kalshi investor, or an org fully opposed to these platforms. Lots of interesting nuggets here: aibm.org/research/most-…

Kalshi runs these super predatory, untruthful ads. And now 41% of prediction market users say their main reason for using the platform is to make money

Sports gambling: epidemic, entertainment, or “it’s complicated”? Our cast of power players examines what happens when it comes to a family in "Middlevania." @TikiBarber @SRuhle @SenBlumenthal @JonathanDCohen1 @WALLACHLEGAL @edels0n @AnitaMarks @WVUFLU @realbenmcdonald Alan Levy

@JonathanDCohen1 View the new research: aibm.org/research/most-…

The polling reveals that while Americans see prediction markets as risky and closer to gambling than investing, the regulatory framework remains unclear. “The narrative around prediction markets is still largely unwritten,” explains AIBM’s @JonathanDCohen1.

New AIBM/Ipsos polling finds that 61% of Americans see prediction markets as more like gambling than investing.

A staggering 61% of Americans think that prediction market trading is more like gambling than investing, reports @NathanBomey (based off polling we commissioned at @aibm_org) axios.com/2026/03/17/kal…

For a full breakdown of the bill, check out AIBM’s new explainer: aibm.org/policy/state-o…

The bill orders a Government Accountability Office study and establishes an Office of Men’s Health within HHS — using existing appropriations, with an explicit prohibition on pulling from women’s health funding. Canada, England, Australia, and Ireland have all moved on similar strategies in recent years.

For decades, Congress has tried to create a federal Office of Men’s Health and H.R. 7602, introduced this February, is the latest attempt — and it’s structured differently than its predecessors.

Virginia’s General Assembly just made history. A bill establishing the Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission—the first of its kind in the nation—has passed both chambers with overwhelming bipartisan support. The commission will focus on education inequity, economic opportunity, health outcomes, family life, and the impact of social media on boys and men in the Commonwealth. The bill now awaits Gov. Spanberger’s signature.

Last month, @RepTroyCarter and @RepGregMurphy introduced the State of Men’s Health Act, which would require a federal assessment of men’s health outcomes and establish an Office of Men’s Health within HHS. Here’s more info about the bill from @aibm_org: aibm.org/policy/state-o…

“The lack of male representation in the mental health professions couldn’t come at a worse time,” notes AIBM President @RichardvReeves in @WSJ.    Our research has found that men now account for just 18% of social workers and 20% of psychologists, down from 38% and 68%, respectively, since 1968. wsj.com/health/wellnes……