Sophia A. McClennen (page 11)

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 is "Trump Was a Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't."

Stephen Colbert

Colbert goes After Trumpiness: His live RNC coverage revives the comedy of “The Colbert Report” Sophia A. McClennen

Donald Trump

Press, politics and popularity: Report shows how the media — yet again — botched the election Sophia A. McClennen

Hillary Clinton

The blowback from Hillary bashing: Right-wing attacks thwart reasonable criticism of Clinton's campaign Sophia A. McClennen

Gary Johnson, Jill Stein

The system really is rigged: Why “winner-take-all” voting is killing our democracy Sophia A. McClennen

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders

The press has not done its job: 3 ways the media has failed our democracy in covering the election Sophia A. McClennen

Hillary Clinton

The unexpected side effect of Hillary 2016: How she transformed Democrats into "new" Republicans Sophia A. McClennen

Bernie Sanders Supporter

Why millennials love Bernie Sanders: This is what Trump, Hillary -- and Chris Matthews -- don't understand about how politics has changed Sophia A. McClennen

Trevor Noah

"The Daily Show" is dead to me: Trevor Noah will never, ever be good at his job -- also, thanks a lot for Donald Trump Sophia A. McClennen

Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh

How Donald Trump always gets away with it: He's more like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter than a politician Sophia A. McClennen

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is not a sore loser: Our democracy is screwed unless we fix the unfair rules Sophia A. McClennen

Donald Trump

Maybe Donald Trump has really lost his mind: What if the GOP frontrunner isn't crazy, but simply not well? Sophia A. McClennen

Megyn Kelly, Samantha Bee, Bill O'Reilly

I dared criticize Fox News and speak up for Samantha Bee. This is how the right roared back at me Sophia A. McClennen

Megyn Kelly, Samantha Bee, Bill O'Reilly

Back off, wingnuts: Fox News slimes Samantha Bee, doesn't understand comedy (again) Sophia A. McClennen

Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert

Samantha Bee is Jon Stewart's real heir: Finally, the 2016 campaign has the satirist we so desperately need Sophia A. McClennen

David Letterman, Donald Trump, Jon Stewart

David Letterman would finish off Donald Trump: Yes, we miss Jon Stewart, but no one deflated demagogues like Dave Sophia A. McClennen

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