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Perin Gürel, Associate professor of American Studies, University of Notre Dame

What an old folktale can teach us about the ‘annoying persistence’ of political comedians

Stephen Colbert has been defiant following the cancellation of The Late Show. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration has made many people cautious about expressing their opinions. Fired federal workers are asking not to be quoted by their name, for fear of losing housing. Business leaders are concerned about harm to their companies. Universities are changing their curricula, and scholars are self censoring.

But one group has refused to back down is the hosts of America’s late night comedy shows.

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