{"id":156810,"date":"2021-07-15T09:40:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=156810"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:12:11","slug":"farnsworth-lectures-on-political-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2021\/07\/15\/farnsworth-lectures-on-political-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Farnsworth Lectures on Political Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure id=\"attachment_153063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153063\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-153063\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Farnsworth_32-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University&rsquo;s Center for Leadership and Media Studies\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Farnsworth_32-300x240.jpg 300w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Farnsworth_32-768x615.jpg 768w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Farnsworth_32-1024x820.jpg 1024w, \/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Farnsworth_32.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University&rsquo;s Center for Leadership and Media Studies<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University&rsquo;s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, &ldquo;Political Humor from Johnny Carson to Stephen Colbert,&rdquo; to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Richmond. Dr. Farnsworth drew upon his recent co-authored book, &ldquo;Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency,&rdquo; for that online conversation.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/virginia-governors-race-education\/2021\/07\/02\/be1ce3e4-d5ee-11eb-ae54-515e2f63d37d_story.html\">In Virginia governor&rsquo;s race, a raging debate about education takes center stage (The Washington Post)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/judge-dismisses-groups-effort-to-remove-black-state-senator\/2021\/07\/02\/925c03bc-db5b-11eb-8c87-ad6f27918c78_story.html\">Judge dismisses group&rsquo;s effort to remove Black state senator (The Washington Post; The Philadelphia Tribune)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/bs-ed-op-0704-late-night-trump-20210702-bygx3t6wynftdipwdcdg35fzte-story.html\">Trump still butt of late-night comedy jokes | COMMENTARY (Baltimore Sun)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvtf.org\/post\/new-book-examines-virginias-urban-rural-divide#stream\/0\">New Book Examines Virginia&rsquo;s Urban-Rural Divide (WVTF Radio IQ)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiamercury.com\/2021\/07\/13\/virginia-republicans-have-been-warning-democratic-control-was-bad-for-business-cnbc-disagrees\/\">CNBC, for the Second Year in a Row, Names Virginia as Best State for Business (Virginia Mercury, Virginia Patch)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc6onyourside.com\/news\/nation-world\/trump-joins-rumble-as-his-search-for-alternative-social-media-platform-continues\">Trump joins Rumble as his search for alternative social media platform continues (ABC 6; CBS12; CNY Central)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/2022s-midterm-elections-already-are-pressuring-democrats-as-wall-street-might-be-praying-for-republican-gains-11624982036\">2022&rsquo;s midterm elections already are pressuring Democrats, as Wall Street &lsquo;might be praying for Republican gains&rsquo; (MarketWatch; Morningstar; Crumpe)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilotonline.com\/government\/virginia\/vp-nw-lucas-recall-analysis-20210629-w6az33y76vdnxmsvzrza76bh4m-story.html\">Petition against Louise Lucas seeks to do the unprecedented-recall a Virginia lawmaker (The Virginian-Pilot; Yahoo News)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/youngkin-mcauliffe-virginia-governor-debate\/2021\/06\/24\/6ae658e0-d4f4-11eb-9f29-e9e6c9e843c6_story.html\">McAuliffe commits to five debates in Virginia governor&rsquo;s race, Youngkin to one (The Washington Post; Westport News)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=2228392\">Democrats Playing Too Nice? (CTV News Channel)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/matthew-dibiase\/episodes\/Stephen-Farnsworth-interview-e145loh\">Stephen Farnsworth Interview (The Packaged Tourist Show podcast)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/video?clipId=2241933\">Biden Agenda at Risk? (CTV News Channel)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University&rsquo;s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered an online lecture, &ldquo;Political Humor from Johnny Carson to Stephen Colbert,&rdquo; to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Richmond. 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