It’s always tough getting people interested in party politics in Brazil, a nation where ideology is non-existent, political parties stand for little more than organized power grabs, and where, ...

On one hand, of course Donald Trump’s campaign can feature anyone they’d like at their own rally. On the other hand, if that person tells jokes that target minority groups in disparaging ways — ...

This post is written by Apoorva Thakur, junior research assistant at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai, India. Humor, specifically political humor, serves a purpose. It can be a ...

Alexander Rose, a senior correspondent for Canada’s National Post, takes a scholarly look at political humor over the ages. From rural Chinese peasants lampooning village leaders to scatological ...

The recent debate about school vouchers in the latest Pennsylvania budget meltdown fell along predictable lines: Democrats did not like a program that would have used public money to fund private ...

I memorized those lyrics when I was 11 or 12 years old, by watching “That Was The Week That Was,” the NBC comedy that ran from 1965 through 1967 and made Lehrer famous. I loved the show, not only ...

Good morning, it’s Friday, Sept. 20. Election Day, which is now a profound misnomer, begins today: In Virginia, Minnesota, and South Dakota, citizens 18 and older can begin voting in the 2024 ...

What makes their dissent powerful isn’t just fame — it’s conviction. Many of these stars have criticized Trump for years, ...

Political satire shows such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and even SNL, have moved beyond entertaining the viewer to now educating them on a political level. Many Americans, especially those ...

While the greatest political story of our lifetimes may be playing out in the 2024 presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, there was a time when ...