ABSTRACT
Citation for the Bronze Star Medal from the Office of the Commanding General United States Army, Western Pacific, 26 January 1946: Technician Fifth Grade Kirk W. Spry, Infantry, United State Army. Michael Kimmel writes about the ways in which fear operates in dominant representations of masculinity. He argues that men are ashamed to be afraid. Joan Vennocchi of the Globe writes: Charles Knight of the Commonwealth Institute, a public research center in Cambridge, has spent time analyzing what he calls the toughness discourse in American politics, especially after 9/11. In December 2006, the Republican National Committee released a new web video, writes Joan Vennochi of the Boston Globe: It features a white flag of surrender and the theme: Our country is at war. Our soldiers are watching, and our enemies are too. Democrats: Retreat and Defeat is not an option. The video highlights critical comments about the Iraq war made by Howard Dean, John Kerry, and Barbara Boxer.
