Sophia A. McClennen

Sophia A. McClennen is Professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature at the Pennsylvania State University. She writes on the intersections between culture, politics, and society. Her latest book, co-authored with Remy M. Maisel, is, Is Satire Saving Our Nation? Mockery and American Politics.

Donald Trump
Why Trump will lose in 2024: He's committed the cardinal sin of reality TV — he's boring Sophia A. McClennen
Retrograde
"Taking sides is not my job": "Retrograde" filmmaker Matthew Heineman on documenting a war's end Sophia A. McClennen
Wes Moore; Joe Biden; Jill Biden; Chris Van Hollen
Why the mainstream news media got its midterms election coverage so wrong Sophia A. McClennen
Retrograde
Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end Sophia A. McClennen
Michael Moore
Michael Moore predicts Democrats will win big in the midterms. Could he be right again? Sophia A. McClennen
Washington DC Capitol Line Graph
Stop obsessing over election polls — the less attention voters and the media give them, the better Sophia A. McClennen
Anti-Muslim Protester
American Muslims are successful, optimistic and patriotic: But Islamophobia is worse than ever Sophia A. McClennen
Donald Trump
How Trump redefined shameless hypocrisy — and made it politically indispensable Sophia A. McClennen
Vladimir Putin; A destroyed tank lies in rubble, in central Mariupol
Putin’s real goal in Ukraine isn’t territory Sophia A. McClennen
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz just handed Democrats a gift for the midterms — if they're willing to use it Sophia A. McClennen
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Why Zelenskyy's background in comedy really matters Sophia A. McClennen
Tucker Carlson; Donald Trump; Kyle Rittenhouse
The conservative urge to be a victim: Why right-wing victimhood is spreading so fast Sophia A. McClennen
President Barack Obama and Jon Stewart on
25 years of "The Daily Show": Here’s 5 ways it permanently changed U.S. satire Sophia A. McClennen
Critical Race Theory; CRT; Protest
Why it's (almost) impossible to argue with the right Sophia A. McClennen
Saturday Night Live
When conservatives play the victim over satire: It's only "free speech" when they're making jokes Sophia A. McClennen