Bill Maher, Mike Rowe Lament America’s ‘NILFs’
He pinned much of the trouble on a college system that saddled graduates with debt while leaving skilled work undone. Student loans have swelled to $1.8 trillion, Rowe said on the program, up from $1.1 trillion when he last appeared. The American Enterprise Institute scholar has documented a large and growing population of men who have abandoned the job hunt.Maher floated pornography as the culprit, arguing it strips young men of the drive that once pushed them toward a job and a partner.
- ▪He pinned much of the trouble on a college system that saddled graduates with debt while leaving skilled work undone.
- ▪Student loans have swelled to $1.8 trillion, Rowe said on the program, up from $1.1 trillion when he last appeared.
- ▪The American Enterprise Institute scholar has documented a large and growing population of men who have abandoned the job hunt.Maher floated pornography as the culprit, arguing it strips young men of the drive that once pushed them toward a
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US Bill Maher, Mike Rowe Lament America’s ‘NILFs’ (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Mark Tanos August 08, 2026 1:22 PM ET August 08, 2026 1:22 PM ET Mark Tanos Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Millions of able-bodied American men have stopped working and stopped looking, and two prominent voices spent a Friday night wondering why.Comedian Bill Maher and “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe traded figures and theories on the labor-force exodus during a segment posted…
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