In a compelling interview on NPR’s Fresh Air yesterday, Jeff Sharlet talks about the continuing clout of fundamentalists in the US military, and the role they played in the Senate’s failure to repeal DADT this past Tuesday.
Jeff Sharlet on DADT: Evangelicals View the Military as “The Last Safe Institution for a Christian” |
| By: CarolynC Thursday September 23, 2010 9:59 pm |
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The Daily Show as Cultural Criticism |
| By: CarolynC Wednesday May 12, 2010 11:38 pm |
Equating masculinity with physical prowess and aggression is a defining characteristic of modern American culture. A recent Daily Show episode provides an education in how an exaggerated, stereotypical view of masculinity pervades the culture, from religion to our government’s foreign policy.
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