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Experts Discuss Role of Media in Exacerbating Political Polarization
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In response to recent polarization, a panel of distinguished alumni and Cornell faculty examined the media’s role in perpetuating political divide at a Wednesday event.
Opinion
JOHNS | The Ideology of Empty Signs
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As President Trump announced the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court this past July 9, protesters gathered at the Supreme Court with placards communicating their opposition to the nominee. But because the announcement had not yet been made, these placards included all but the name of the actual nominee, which was left blank. Markers in hand, the protesters waited. Then, slightly after 9:00 p.m., as Trump uttered the name “Brett Kavanaugh,” they promptly filled it in and began their demonstration. It raises an interesting question: what would they have done if the President had nominated Merrick Garland?