April Ryan
White House Correspondent April Ryan: ‘My Freedom Is Being Challenged’
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Ryan said she poses questions to Trump to ensure the government transparency she believes is crucial to fulfill the people’s right to information.
April Ryan
‘Journalist of the Year’ to Share Her Experience Reporting on the Trump White House
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White House correspondent April Ryan will share her experience as a reporter “under fire” during the Donald Trump administration with the Cornell community on Thursday.
democracy
‘The Constitution is Not Enough to Save Us’ Warns Harvard Government Professor
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“Democracies used to die at the hands of men with guns,” Ziblatt said. “Today, democracies die at the hands of presidents and prime ministers.”
Columns
AHMAD | The Problem With Kanye West’s ‘Free Thinking’
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Last week, many of us felt the harrowing effects of what can only be described as a national tragedy: the downfall of Kanye West. As someone who has loved Kanye’s music since sixth grade, viciously supported him through the ups and downs of his beef with Taylor Swift, praised the diversity of his (albeit insanely overpriced) fashion line and even forgave him for his completely nonsensical rant on Ellen, I was, to say the least, disappointed when I saw his Twitter tirade of painfully unrelenting support for Trump. I will admit that when I first read the Tweet That Started It All, I wasn’t immediately horrified or shocked. In fact, I chuckled at the unironic use of the phrase “dragon energy,” and I couldn’t really argue with Kanye’s claim that he “loves everyone.” I told myself that this was just another inflammatory statement tweeted out for favorites, tabloid headlines and “Kanye West is so crazy” reactions. Simply put, I assumed he just said it for attention.
North Korea
Experts Spar Over U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Talks in Debate
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Experts on North Korea diverged over whether a denuclearized Korean Peninsula is achievable through negotiations between the Trump administration and Kim Jong Un’s government in a debate on Monday night.
trump
Trump Administration Creates a ‘Rather Strange Policy Environment’, Says Guest Lecturer
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Dr. Richard Bush, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, described the current administration’s nebulous stance on foreign policy in East Asia.
Columns
PINERO | Stormy Daniels, Deus Ex Machina
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An adult film star is trying to take down the President of the United States. This is the latest iteration of the comical absurdity to which, in the Trump era, we’ve become accustomed. We no longer feel moral outrage for more than a day or two because we are perpetually inundated by scandal. But this offense, unlike the others, persists. It remains in the public consciousness not because it is exceptionally shocking, but because it feels like the third act of the story.
Arts & Entertainment
Fighting The Good Fight in Trump’s America
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The stakes are real and authentic in The Good Fight on CBS All Access. This rawness is visible in the show’s opening sequence, which intersplices explosions of luxury items like aged Scotch and Birkin bags with footage of top news stories, including Trump’s criticizing the media and the rally in Charlottesville. The show’s connection to current America is even deeper than just these references. Each episode is give the title “Day XXX,” which represents the number of days Trump has been in office as each episode airs. This show does not attempt to escape or shy away from reality as some other shows do, but rather embraces the uneasiness and division within the real world.
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GLANZEL | Trump Should Learn From Bush 41
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As the days, weeks and months of the Trump presidency pass by, America becomes angrier and more divided. The nation has descended into a perpetual “us versus them” mentality, as the foundations of civic discourse (tolerance, civility, empathy) begin to tumble. I once thought that the 2016 election was the apex of the viciousness of contemporary American politics; instead, it appears as if the election was only a precursor for worse things to come. In the wake of this decline, I think it is necessary for us to look to our nation’s history books for pathways out of the rubble. If we are to progress from the decadence of the Trump Era, we must understand how civil politics once functioned.
democracy
Guest Speaker Puts Personal Spin on ‘Hamilton’ During Political Lecture
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Prof. Paul Pierson, political science professor from University of California at Berkeley, rapped a modern day “Hamilton” verse in the first of the six lecture long “Difficulty of Democracy” series on Friday.