Angelique Haugerud, a Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, writes in the Huffington Post about politics, satire and Jon Stewart:
Why do dictators fear laughter? Consider Jon Stewart, who returns to his anchor desk on The Daily Show on September 3, after a summer hiatus to direct a documentary film. Toppling governments is not his aspiration. Yet his punster counterparts in some countries face arrest because their humor threatens leaders. There is danger in jokes. And hope.
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Jon Stewart Returns to The Daily Show — Why Satire Matters
Posted: 09/05/2013
