Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-humor-should-transcend-politics-and-other-questions-ans Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Hari Sreenivasan talks to Mark Shields and David Brooks in a Google Hangout with viewers to answer their questions. “Humor should transcend politics. You should be able to make fun of Democrats and Republicans and still be able to vote for one or the other,” said Brooks.