Macho, Macho Militarism "If a woman were in charge there'd be no more wars. None. Just every 28 days we'd all be really cranky and have to stay indoors to make sure someone didn't pick us off the street with a high powered rifle from some rooftop." - Robin Williams by CYNTHIA ENLOE Many progressives were shocked by the militaristic response of Americans to the attacks of September 11, 2001--but not feminists. They had already been tracking the militarization of American daily life--from Super Bowl bomber flyovers to yellow ribbons on family cars--and its intimate connections to the cult of masculinity that has recently tightened its grip on American politics. Gender-coded militaristic rituals are now so integrated into the culture, they're nearly invisible--which is why they're so important to re-examine. Take those flyovers. What's fun about sending an ominous V-winged vehicle of death and destruction over a Sunday afternoon football game? It takes...