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GROVEL
Sunday, June 18, 2017 (192 reads)
Trump convened a Cabinet meeting that turned into an extraordinary exhibition of groveling.
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THERESA MAY (NOT)
Sunday, June 11, 2017 (291 reads)
Theresa May's embarrassment is a further illustration of the fact that the British, too, are making a mess of their politics.
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HE LOVES THOSE SAUDIS
Monday, May 29, 2017 (395 reads)
For all his repeated denunciations of Islam, Trump's first presidential trip abroad was to Saudi Arabia.
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TRUMP ON TRUTH
Saturday, March 25, 2017 (1054 reads)
Does Trump really understand the difference between fact and fantasy?
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CRAZY?
Monday, February 27, 2017 (1312 reads)
Should we call Trump crazy?
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INCREDIBLE
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 (1927 reads)
He's tremendous and incredible, what else can I say
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FAKE
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 (1651 reads)
Lately "fake news" has been in the news.
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HOW? AND WHAT NOW?
Saturday, November 19, 2016 (1862 reads)
I just don't understand it, I gave it lots of thought
The pollsters were predicting everything that I had sought.
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BREXIT: NOW WHAT?
Saturday, June 25, 2016 (2295 reads)
David Cameron in politics was thought to be a master
And yet he took a gamble that resulted in disaster.
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TRUMP: THE SAGA CONTINUES
Saturday, March 05, 2016 (2913 reads)
The more he seems offensive and outrageous and absurd
The more Trump by his followers is eagerly preferred.
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BREXIT?
Monday, February 29, 2016 (3104 reads)
What if Britain really leaves the EU?
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SUPREME DEADLOCK
Thursday, February 18, 2016 (2850 reads)
So now, like the rest of the American system, the Supreme Court is deadlocked.
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DEMOCRATS' DEBATE 2
Sunday, November 22, 2015 (3464 reads)
Hilary tried to relate everything to terrorism, Bernie to the tenth of one per cent.
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WHO'S AHEAD?
Saturday, October 31, 2015 (3714 reads)
The Democratic and Republican polls are shifting again
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(HEART)BREAKING NEWS
Thursday, October 08, 2015 (4119 reads)
An update, in case you missed the mostly dreadful news of the last week or so.
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DEBACLE AT VW
Monday, October 05, 2015 (3658 reads)
Volkswagen has been roundly mocked for fixing its pollution testing.
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CHINA CHECKED
Monday, September 07, 2015 (4086 reads)
Slower growth in China led to stock market declines and an eruption of gallows humor.
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BERNIE
Sunday, August 30, 2015 (4308 reads)
Huge crowds cheer -- but not for Trump.
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NOT MORE TRUMP!!!
Saturday, August 15, 2015 (4553 reads)
I thought my blog on Trump last month would be my last on that ridiculous subject. No such luck.
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DUMP TRUMP!
Saturday, July 04, 2015 (4837 reads)
Donald Trump has made it more difficult than ever to separate satire from reality.
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NOT THAT FLAG
Thursday, June 25, 2015 (4967 reads)
What does it take to stop South Carolina from flying the Confederate Flag over its Capitol?
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THE FALL OF FIFA
Saturday, June 06, 2015 (5555 reads)
Corruption at the highest levels of FIFA led to the indictment of several officials and an eruption of satire.
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REMEMBERING IRAQ
Monday, May 25, 2015 (5470 reads)
On Memorial Day we think about those who fell in the wars of the past. Although we'd just as soon not think about Iraq.
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HILLARY: jUST FOLKS
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (5376 reads)
Hillary entered the race for the presidency with a low-key, demure announcement.
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BIBI'S BACK
Saturday, March 28, 2015 (5526 reads)
In both the U.S. and Israel the 2015 Israeli election provided an abundance of satirical material.
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HILLARY'S EMAILS
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 (5790 reads)
Even before she announces her candidacy Hillary Clinton faces an e-mail crisis.
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EXIT JON STEWART
Thursday, February 26, 2015 (5578 reads)
Jon Stewart prepares to leave "The Daily Show" -- a great but not fatal blow to political satire.
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AGAIN, MEASLES
Monday, February 09, 2015 (6068 reads)
After the climate deniers come the inoculation deniers.
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OBAMA RESURGENT
Thursday, January 29, 2015 (6250 reads)
Democrats were delighted: Obama had come out of his shell. Republicans scoffed.
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CLIMATE AND THE SKEPTICS
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 (5888 reads)
According to most scientists global warming presents a serious threat to the future of the human race. Yet there are "deniers" -- who are the target of a great deal of satire.
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WHICH MITT?
Friday, January 23, 2015 (6094 reads)
Is Mitt Romney serious? Is he really going to run again?
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CHARLIE HEBDO: SATIRE AND MURDER
Monday, January 12, 2015 (6070 reads)
The satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, delighted in being offensive, especially toward Mohammad. The resulting murder of its staff raises fundamental questions about the media's response to attacks on free expression.
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SATIRIZING SONY
Saturday, December 27, 2014 (6316 reads)
So free expression was preserved after all. "The Interview" was shown on Christmas day despite the initial cancellation of its nation-wide booking by Sony and a number of movie chains.
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SATIRE AND THE CIA
Thursday, December 18, 2014 (5840 reads)
The report of a Senate committee on alleged torture by the CIA provoked a storm of controversy and a deluge of satire.
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THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER
Saturday, December 06, 2014 (6286 reads)
Obama's Excutive Order on immigration provoked outrage from conservatives and satire pro and con.
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NEUTERING NET NEUTRALITY?
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 (6609 reads)
Net neutrality, dspite its arcane, technical content, has become a frequent topic for popular satirists.
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MID-TERM BLUES
Friday, November 14, 2014 (6175 reads)
Who's to blame for the crushing Democratic losses in the mid-term elections?
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SATIRE IN IRAQ
Thursday, November 06, 2014 (6332 reads)
The rise of ISIS has provoked an outpouring of satire within Iraq.
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SHOULD WE TONE DOWN THE SATIRE? 1-18-2011
Friday, February 04, 2011 (17908 reads)
SHOULD WE TONE DOWN THE SATIRE? 1-18-2011
The Arizona shooting has added more and more voices to the demand to restore civility to political discourse. Over and over we hear the demand to stop the vitriolic exchange of insults driven by mutual hostility.
What does this mean for political satire? By definition, satire is hostile and offensive. Even Art Buchwald, whose satire was relatively mellow and genial, said “Satire is malicious”. Holding people up to ridicule is not a friendly act. It doesn’t seem consistent with the proposal to lower the temperature of political discourse. So should satirists now blunt the edge of their wit when commenting on political issues and leaders?
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