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Absolutes

(03/03/17 8:57am)

Currently, there is not a more polarizing figure than Donald Trump. His loyal supporters champion him as a president of, for and by the people, his adversaries call him a fear-mongering fascist who ran on a platform of bigotry, oppression and hate. It is seemingly impossible for those on opposite sides of the aisle to come together for any sort of agreement. However, in polarizing times and with polarizing people, it is important to consider the notion that we don’t operate in a world in which everything a person says or does has to be taken absolutely.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/absolutes

Satire in the 2016 election cycle

(10/03/16 5:46am)

The highly anticipated Saturday Night Live season opener began as expected, poking fun at the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. News outlets questioned how SNL would handle this controversial election cycle and whether the show would take a side—Clinton’s, particularly—to weigh in on the election. This debate raised the concern of how comedy should approach the election cycle.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2016/10/satire-in-the-2016-election-cycle

Polarizing opinions

(09/06/16 10:00am)

Do you like chocolate or vanilla? Are you a dog or cat person? In life, we are often faced with questions and situations in which only two choices are seemingly available. However, our questions in life aren’t usually as simple as being a dog or cat person or liking chocolate or vanilla. Often choices that seem binary are multilayered and incredibly complex. A clear example of this, and one that has certainly taken the main stage during this current election cycle, is whether one identifies as “Republican” or “Democrat.” But, even a question like that is much more complicated than it seems.

https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2016/09/polarizing-opinions