By Joshua Monnington, The Federalist, June 07, 2025
Joshua Monnington is an assistant editor at The Federalist. He was previously an editor at Regnery Publishing and is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
This is what you’ve been waiting for: The Federalist’s guide to gifts for the patriarch in your life.
Fathers are some of the hardest people to buy gifts for. Ask them what they want, and they don’t know. They finally figured out something they wanted, but it’s too late for you to gift it — they already went out and bought it, again. Deep down inside, you just want to get the dad in your life a gift that will match his masculinity and not send him digging for the receipt. The bad news is that there’s no foolproof list; the good news is that this is (pretty much) as close as it gets.
Man Tools
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that there’s no worse feeling for a man than not having the right tool and no better feeling than having it. And when it comes to tools, there’s no better place to start than the socket set (especially if it includes a screwdriver and some wrenches!). Fortunately, there are a couple of great options from Craftsman for just $99. …