I Can’t Believe This New Hegseth Proposal Isn’t a Parody

War Stories Hegseth Wants to Test Troops’ Testosterone Levels. It’s Absurd—and Dangerous. I can’t believe his testosterone testing proposal isn’t a parody. By Fred Kaplan Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Fred Kaplan? July 16, 20262:59 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When I read on Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will start testing U.S. service members for testosterone deficiency, I thought it was an internet joke, maybe a post from the Onion,