Tag Archives: Satire

Roundup: Satire in a Divisive Age

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Times last week carried an opinion article by James Marriott in which he welcomed the announcement that the political satire TV series Spitting Image will return to the screen. But he wonders whether, in the current age of divisive … Continue reading →

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Waugh, Satire and Conservatism

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The neoconservative news website Washington Free Beacon considers the source of satire in its review of Christopher Buckley’s latest novel The Relic Master: There’s a line about satire you sometimes hear—a line how all truly great satire, the hilariously brutal stuff, … Continue reading →

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